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Glass Waste: Yağmur Dokuzoğlu 3023 10/B

Glass is made from natural raw materials like sand, soda ash, and limestone that are melted at high temperatures. Common glass waste includes bottles, jars, window panes, and carafes. While bottles and jars can be fully recycled, other glass items contain chemicals that prevent melting at recycling temperatures. It is best to recycle glass that is at least 45mm in size. Recycling glass is important because manufacturing virgin glass uses significant energy and resources, and recycling reduces air pollution and allows glass to be reused rather than sitting in landfills for thousands of years where it can harm wildlife.

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Glass is made from natural raw materials like sand, soda ash, and limestone that are melted at high temperatures. Common glass waste includes bottles, jars, window panes, and carafes. While bottles and jars can be fully recycled, other glass items contain chemicals that prevent melting at recycling temperatures. It is best to recycle glass that is at least 45mm in size. Recycling glass is important because manufacturing virgin glass uses significant energy and resources, and recycling reduces air pollution and allows glass to be reused rather than sitting in landfills for thousands of years where it can harm wildlife.

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GLASS WASTE

Yağmur Dokuzoğlu 3023 10/B


What is Glass?  Glass is a solid-like and
transparent material that is
used in numerous
applications in our daily
lives. Glass is made from
natural and abundant raw
materials (sand, soda ash
and limestone) that are
melted at very high
temperature to form a new
material.
Which Wastes are Glass Waste?
 Beverage bottles
 Jam jars
 Window panes
 Carafes
 Bulbs etc.
Recycling Glass
Not All Glass Can Actually Be Recycled
First,
 it’s important to understand that only
bottles and jars are 100% recyclable.
According to Craig Mynott from Brisbane glass

recycling plant, O-I Asia Pacific, items such as
“microwave turntables, ovenware, crystal glass,
mirrors and light bulbs can’t be recycled.” That’s
because most of these items contain chemicals
that disallow the glass to melt at the same
temperature as bottles and jars.
You should also consider the size of the glass before
recycling, especially if you’re sweeping up a smashed jar or
bottle. Although recycling plants can sort down to glass
eight millimetres in size, the preference is to recycle glass
that’s 45 mm in size. This simply makes the process easier
and more effective. Smaller bits of glass are often crushed
into a finer powder at the recycling plant.
Why We Need To Recycle Glass
Wastes ?
The main ingredients are all natural, such as
limestone and soda ash. However, heating sand to its
very high melting point of 1,700 Celsius takes a lot of
energy, and the manufacturing process of virgin glass
uses a lot of water too.
There’s some air pollution, too. Sulphur oxides are
released during the melting process, and nitrogen
oxides are generated if the glass is heated by burning
gas. So although we tend to think of glass as a ‘clean’
product, it has its drawbacks.
How To Recycle Glass ?
Recycling Alternatives
One of the best alternatives to recycled glass is
simply reusing glass in its current form. If you can
rinse and refill a container, that saves 100% of the
energy taken to recycle it. We already do this in our
everyday lives with drinking glasses, jugs and bowls,
but we could all do more to reuse bottles and jars

For example, if you think you can no longer use


the water bottle you used, you can turn it into a
flower vase.
Health Impacts

Glass wastes disappear in


nature in 4000 years or more.
Glass is a sharp substance, so it
can harm living things.

If it is not recycled, living


things will be damaged.
Source
https://www.budgetdumpster.com/blog/how-to-recycle-gl
ass/

https://medium.com/the-environment/7-alternative-ways-
to-recycle-glass-waste-7b308b3eb117

https://nationwidewaste.com.au/6-facts-you-should-know-
about-recycling-glass/

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