The packaging firm worked with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and North Lanarkshire Council to facilitate Viridor's £25m investment for the project.
The 'next generation' facility will use recycling technology from across the world, capable of recycling up to 200,000 tonnes of glass each year, with its 'scientific eye' optical sorters, x-ray sorters, and km of conveyor belts.
The facility will be able to produce 99% pure glass which is necessary for premium product packaging used by the whisky and drinks sectors in Scotland.
Robert Maclean, group board director at Scott Group, said of the investment: "It will undoubtedly revolutionise the way our country recycles and sources its glass and as such, we see it as a huge benefit to our own customer base including those operating in the whisky and insulation sectors which will no longer have to rely on using imported glass for their end product."
Alex McLeod, chief executive of Superglass, glasswool insulation provider and one of Scott Group's key customers, said: "We have been a long term partner of Viridor, converting a significant share of their processed glass into insulation, helping householders and other businesses reduce energy costs and contributing significantly to Scottish and UK Government's carbon reduction targets. The step change in 99% product purity that the new plant will provide, combined with our own recently completed £7.5m investment programme will make Superglass one of the most efficient glasswool plants in the UK."
