Though glass is the commodity that has perhaps the longest history of being recycled, it actually has the lowest energy and material returns, compared with other types of material. It’s heavy and difficult to handle, since it often breaks on the way to the sorting facility. As a result, a great deal of [...]
The process of producing and recycling glass bottles starts with the consumer who purchases beverage bottles, or medicine in glass bottles. We have to rinse them out after use and sort them by color. Clear bottles are separated from colored ones, and each color is separated from each other. Once the glass bottles go out [...]