2nd Glass for Europe workshop on flat glass recycling

2nd Glass for Europe workshop on flat glass recycling
Photo source
glassforeurope.com

Date: 9 May 2022

On May 5th 2022 Glass for Europe hosted its 2nd workshop on flat glass recycling.

Glass for Europe’s workshops provide a forum to glass and glazing national associations and flat glass manufacturers to discuss topics of high interest for the flat glass sector.

As for the previous workshop, which took place in February, 3 speakers presented 3 national cases:

  • Emilie Butaye, Head of Sustainability at InDUfed presented “Flat glass recycling in Belgium”
  • Piotr Kardas, Secretary General of Polish Glass presented “Flat glass recycling in Poland”
  • Paul Pearcy, Environment, Health and Safety Adviser at British Glass presented “Flat glass recycling in the UK”

What are the main barriers to end-of-life building glass recycling? In some cases, end-of-life building glass is mixed with other buildings materials and end up in landfills. This in mainly due to a lack of education and of legal incentives. In other cases, when the collection takes place, the glass waste is no reused in flat glass making which requires the highest quality cullet.

Most of the flat glass products used in buildings could be dismantled, collected and recycled in glass furnaces. In several EU Member States, the flat glass sector is actively promoting projects to ensure that flat glass from building demolition and deconstruction is reintroduced into flat glass furnaces.

 

600450 2nd Glass for Europe workshop on flat glass recycling glassonweb.com

Others also read

Adelio Lattuada will showcase its latest innovations at Glass South America 2025, the largest and most important glass trade fair in South America.
Glass Performance Days 2025 brings together glass industry professionals worldwide to share their insights and collaborate to bring the industry forward.
Today marks the beginning of GLASBAU 2025, one of the most anticipated conferences in the glass industry, taking place in Dresden on March 27-28, 2025.
Guardian Glass has published new Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its portfolio of processed and unprocessed flat glass produced in Thailand.
Innovations that shape the glass industry: glass technology live was a highlight at glasstec 2024. We look back on the impressive exhibits and pioneering developments with Prof Dr Ulrich Knaack.
The Parliament’s draft resolution points out the difficulties facing energy intensive sectors, primarily high energy prices and decarbonisation challenges and calls for rapid action on energy prices, permitting, trade defence and carbon leakage.

Add new comment

From industry

İçmeler Mah. D-100 Karayolu Cad. No:44A,
34947 Tuzla,/İstanbul
Turkey

52 Corniche El-Nil, AL-SHARIFAIN Tower 10th Floor,
Maadi,
Cairo Governorate
11728
Egypt

NEWS RELATED PRODUCTS