As people around the world celebrate by planting trees for Earth Day, Alaskans staring at frozen ground can at least bask in the fact that recycling is slowly making strides in the 49th state. For about five months now, residents of ...
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A SHETLAND recycling project hopes to increase its capacity by 500 per cent thanks to two £70,000 grants from Highlands and Islands Enterprise and LEADER. Enviroglass, operated by Shetland Amenity Trust, is the only glass recycling ...
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Legislation before the Maryland Senate would significantly increase recycling rates, while reducing energy use and emissions, noted Lynn Bragg, President of the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI), in testimony offered today before the Senate ...
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According to the latest glass recycling industry data - published by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) - the average glass recycling rate in the European Union has risen above the 70% threshold for the first time. This means ...
A new industry data report has revealed that the average recycling rate of glass in the European Union (EU) rose above the 70% threshold, representing collection of over 11 million tons (mt) in 2011. The new report has been published by ...
Glass recycling across the EU has reached 70% for the first time, although the UK's performance is below this average. The European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) figures showed that 70% of glass was collected for recycling across the ...
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Terry Leberman, a local glass artist, exudes the fervor of a convert when he talks about making glass art. "Oh God, what a feel," he said, grinning and swooping his hands to imitate the motions of learning to blow glass at a Whidbey ...
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Owens-Illinois forms partnership to produce high-quality recycled glass Owens-Illinois Inc. is teaming with eCullet Inc. to form a joint venture involving processing of recycled glass. Glass to Glass LLC will invest in sophisticated glass ...
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Glass maker O-I said that this joint venture will invest in glass sorting equipment that will make more high-quality recycled glass available for use in O-I plants. “We are encouraged by the formation of this joint venture, as we ...
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Recycling glass is easy, and glass containers returned for recycling help to make new glass bottles and jars. Recycling glass has big environmental pay offs. It saves raw materials, lessens demand for energy, and cuts CO2 emissions. ...
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Owens-Illinois, Inc. announces that it is teaming with Palo Alto, Calif., based eCullet, Inc. to form a new joint venture called Glass to Glass LLC. This joint venture will invest in sophisticated glass sorting equipment that will make more ...
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Owens-Illinois (O-I) is all set to collaborate with technology-based glass processing company in the US, eCullet, to form a new joint venture (JV) named Glass to Glass. According to the glass container manufacturer O-I, the JV will invest ...
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Around the world almost without exception in the hollow glass field, cullet is used to supplement raw materials in the batch. In fact nearly all modern furnaces require cullet to be present in order to function at all. Cullet is therefore ...
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Bathroom vanity top is a countertop made in a bathroom with a sink in it. Hence, it is also referred to as a bathroom vanity sink top. It is basically a shelf which has drawers or open shelf panels below the top. These shelves can be used ...
The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) congratulates Maryland Delegate Maggie McIntosh and State Senator Brian E. Frosh for their sponsorship of Maryland’s Recycle For Real legislation. In addition to GPI's glass container ...
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