Recycled Glass

Glass recycling

Glass recycling is the process of collecting, processing, and re-manufacturing waste glass into new products. Glass is ideal for recycling because it is not degraded by normal use. Scrap glass material, known as cullet, is used in glass manufacturing to reduce the consumption of energy and new raw materials. There are two types of cullet:

Recycling

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. This concept often includes the recovery of energy from waste materials. The recyclability of a material depends on its ability to reacquire the properties it had in its original state. It is an alternative to "conventional" waste disposal that can save material and help lower greenhouse gas emissions. It can also prevent the waste of potentially useful materials and reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reducing energy use, air pollution and water pollution.

Glass

Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid. Because it is often transparent and chemically inert, glass has found widespread practical, technological, and decorative use in window panes, tableware, and optics. Some common objects made of glass are named after the material, e.g., a "glass" for drinking, "glasses" for vision correction, and a "magnifying glass".

recycled

Verb

1. simple past and past participle of recycle

Adjective

1. That has been through a recycling process.

glass

Noun

1. An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).
2. Any amorphous solid (one without a regular crystal lattice).

Verb

1. To fit with glass; to glaze.
2. To enclose in glass.