Glass packaging recycling rate in the European Union (EU) is steady at 74%, a latest industry data report by The European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) has revealed. This means that over 11.6 million tons of glass bottles are ...
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is undertaking a Near-Zero Waste initiative in Turkey, by funding recycling setups, green initiatives and technologies that cut down on packaging waste. The program, which also ...
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Lunada Bay Tile has added Agate Hexagon to its Agate Glass collection. Appreciating the value of the hexagon to modern interior design, Lunada Bay Tile has reinterpreted the shape with colorful Agate glass. Evocative of the ...
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Recycling is great when it works. To make it work, recyclable glass has to be separated from all the other material that ends up in recycling bins. In the UK, glass manufacturer, Ardagh, has just signed a fifteen year agreement with ...
Ardagh has three glass manufacturing plants in Yorkshire, and is partnering Reuse to increase the volume of cullet, which has so far boosted recycling for clear glass by 12%. West Yorkshire based Reuse is one of the UK’s leading ...
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Latest industry data – published today ahead of the European Commission 2012 figures expected at the end of 2014 – confirm average glass recycling rates in the European Union have passed the 70% mark. This means that over 25 ...
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The amount of money the Palmerston North City Council is making out of recycled glass looks likely to double since new glass collection trucks went on the road in January. The drivers of the trucks sort glass into colours at the kerb, ...
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(By Stefania Fumo) Rome, December 10 - A sensational collection of 180 rare Venetian glass works, paintings, drawings, and furniture donated by Anna Maria Miele and the late Adalberto Vinciguerra opens December 21 in the city of Pesaro's ...
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Ayelet Designs fun use of under cabinet LEDs adds a splash of color and style to an mostly average wine glass collection. By incorporating LED Strip Lights into the cabinets back portion, viewers are left with visions of shimmering colorful ...
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Where do you put that empty bottle after you’ve poured the last glass of wine or scraped the final dredges of tomato sauce into the pot? If you’re like most Flagstaff residents, you simply throw the bottle into the trash. ...
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A $30,000 investment in more glass recycling bins for Palmerston North drop-off centres is expected to pay for itself within nine months. The city council's finance and performance committee last night approved the spending on nine ...
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When silica, soda and lime meet high heat, a beautiful alchemy occurs. The result — a taffy-like substance otherwise known as glass — has inspired creative minds for centuries. Artists and craftsmen today often combine ...
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THE Leeuwin Lions Club is set to wrap up its glass recycling service in Augusta, with glass collection to cease all together. See your ad hereThe club has managed the collection and sorting of glass disposables for nearly 30 years but ...
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Bendheim has expanded its Color Coated (back-painted) glass line with a new collection of 20 designs inspired by nature and the latest decorative surface trends. The new collection features a range of luscious hues, some in combination with ...
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A HISTORICAL privately owned glass collection has gone on public display for the first time at Broadfield House Glass Museum. The collection was put together in the 1960s by Roger Pilkington, a distant relative of the Pilkington ...
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