How to recycle Glass
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Recycle glass with Joel as he explores the process of glass recycling. Scrap glass is recycled instead of disposed of. What is glass recycling? Learn with PBS kids t.v. show, Curiosity Quest Goes Green season #1 episode#5
Glass is one of the few materials that can be recycled infinitely without losing strength, purity or quality. Glass bottles and jars are collected in most U.S. communities at the curb, at drop-off collection sites and through container deposit programs in 10 states. Check your local program to find out how you can recycle glass containers.
-http://earth911.com/recycling/glass/
Glass bottles and jars are an integral part of any community recycling program. They're 100% recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without any loss in purity or quality. Recycling glass containers saves energy, conserves resources, and diverts this valuable resource from landfill. Plus, consumers expect glass to be included in their local recycling program.
Get the basic "Do's" and "Don'ts" for recycling glass containers—what to include in your recycling bin and what to keep out. Then find a program in your community for recycling glass bottles and jars.
-http://www.gpi.org/recycleglass/
Glass recycling is the process of turning waste glass into usable products. Glass waste should be separated by chemical composition, and then, depending on the end use and local processing capabilities, might also have to be separated into different colors. Many recyclers collect different colors of glass separately since glass retains its color after recycling. The most common types used for consumer containers are colorless glass, green glass, and brown/amber glass.
Glass makes up a large component of household and industrial waste due to its weight and density. The glass component in municipal waste is usually made up of bottles, broken glassware, light bulbs and other items. Adding to this waste is the fact that many manual methods of creating glass objects have a defect rate of around forty percent. Glass recycling uses less energy than manufacturing glass from sand, lime and soda.[citation needed]
Every metric ton (1,000 kg) of waste glass recycled into new items saves 315 kilograms of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere during the creation of new glass. Glass that is crushed and ready to be remelted is called cullet.
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How to recycle glass