Driving a circular economy of glass: a strategic collaboration between Saint-Gobain Glass and Eckersley O’Callaghan

Driving a circular economy of glass: a strategic collaboration between Saint-Gobain Glass and Eckersley O’Callaghan
Photo source
Saint-Gobain Glass

Date: 27 February 2025

Saint-Gobain Glass and Eckersley O’Callaghan unite to drive the market toward low-carbon façades.

In the face of the climate emergency, rising energy costs, and depletion of natural resources, it is crucial that we re-evaluate key construction products and make good practice standard.

Today, Saint-Gobain Glass and Eckersley O’Callaghan announce a strategic collaboration to support a circular economy of architectural glass, with the aim of increasing the volume of post-consumer glass being recycled into new float glass.

Both companies have dedicated teams committed to tackling the challenges relating to the circular economy in construction, particularly within the commercial sector.

For over two decades, Saint-Gobain Glass UK has been a leader in promoting responsible glass cullet recovery by working closely with glass processors to implement efficient recycling methods. This commitment to a circular economy is exemplified by “Glass Forever,” an innovative end-of-life glass recovery scheme that retrieves post-consumer glass from old windows, preventing it from ending up in landfills. These efforts are driven by our specialized facility in Eggborough, UK, reinforcing our dedication to sustainable glass production.

Eckersley O’Callaghan has extensive experience in circularity and design for adaptation, preparing reuse and refurbishment audits for renovation projects, and enabling creative reuse of reclaimed materials in new facades. This hands-on experience has resulted in award-winning projects incorporating circular reuse of facade materials, bringing carbon benefits and demonstrating stewardship of scarce resources.

As a joint initiative we believe our efforts will promote best practice and enable property investors and developers to reduce embodied carbon emissions and realise the full potential of material recovery in their projects, supporting them with our expertise.

600450 Driving a circular economy of glass: a strategic collaboration between Saint-Gobain Glass and Eckersley O’Callaghan glassonweb.com

Others also read

The redevelopment of the Which? Headquarters in London seamlessly blends historic preservation with modern efficiency.
Guardian Glass has published new Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its portfolio of processed and unprocessed flat glass produced in Thailand.
On 24 March, MEP Bruno Tobback (S&D, BE) and his team visited AGC’s float glass plant in Mol. Bruno Tobback was Minister of Environment and Pensions in the Belgian federal government from 2004 until 2007.
Guardian Glass now offers an accredited vacuum insulated glass course for on-site or live, virtual meeting learning.
The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) continues to weaken posting a score of 45.5 for February, indicating that a majority of firms are still experiencing declining firm billings.
Juan Pou, Professor of Applied Physics at the University of Vigo and coordinator of the EVERGLASS project, shares his passion for laser technology applied to glass recycling.

Add new comment

From industry

Polígono Industrial El Bayo, parcela I, 19
24492 Cubillos del Sil León
Spain

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

Via Del Lavoro Snc
64023 Mosciano Sant’Angelo TE
Italy

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

2200 W. Salzburg Rd.
Auburn , MI 48611
United States

Ottergemsesteenweg 707-Zuid
9000 Ghent
Belgium