glass bottle recycling News
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Avery Dennison introduces glass labelling technology to boost recycling yields
At Labelexpo Europe 2015, which was held in Brussels from 29 September until 2 October, Avery Dennison introduced a proprietary labelling technology that allows clear separation of self-adhesive labels from glass pieces thus facilitating clean glass recycling. The removal of self-adhesive labels from one-way glass bottles can be a challenge during the glass recycling process, impacting both the ...
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Large Glass Crusher Conveyor
A new product from Gradeall the Glass crusher conveyor, designed for breweries or beverage manufacturers who deal with large volumes of glass bottles. Feed the conveyor via tipping and press start. The bottles are moved up into the glass crusher unit which breaks them down into a fraction of their original size. The space savings and therefore transport and storage costs are reduced by over 75%. ...
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Glass Bottles Crusher for Glass Bottles Recycling Business
Glass bottle can be found in almost every aspect of life, alcohol glass bottles (wine glass bottles, beer glass bottles), beverage glass bottles, medicine glass bottles, etc. Plenty of glass bottles were produced, abandoned daily worldwide. New glass is made from four main ingredients: sand, soda ash, limestone and other additives for color or special treatments. Although there is no shortage of ...
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Quad - the first 4-liter refrigerator dispenser introduced by Tahitian Noni International
Tahitian Noni International (TNI) announced its new bioactive beverages are now available in a 4-liter refrigerator dispenser called the Quad–a first in the network marketing industry. The new Tahitian Noni 4-liter Quad is designed to be placed on a shelf in the refrigerator in an effort to make daily consumption simple and easy to remember. The Quad's easy-to-use spout shares the daily health ...
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Spotlight on Green Tech at Eighth Eco Expo Asia
Some 290 exhibitors from 18 countries and regions will participate in the eighth Eco Expo Asia, which opens 28 October and continues through 31 October at Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Expo. “Green Tech for a Low Carbon Economy” is the theme of the expo, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd. Eco Asia Conference Fair highlights will ...
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Toronto glass processing plant will save municipalities millions in recycling costs
Five Toronto area municipalities will save on the cost of operating their recycling programs thanks to a new glass processing plant scheduled to open its doors in Brampton this summer. Stewardship Ontario announced today that it has a deal with Canadian recycled glass processor, Unical, Inc. to build the plant in the GTA. As a start, it will accept all of the glass bottles and jars recycled in ...
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IBERDROLA’s Green Footprint initiative prevented the emission of 5,300 tonnes of CO2 in 2008
Thanks to participation by 13,600 Spanish households. This initiative, under the framework of the Company’s commitment to sustainable development, has enabled a reduction in carbon emissions equivalent to the domestic activities of some 4,500 families over one year. The greatest CO2 emission savings were achieved during the summer season while the most widely adopted measures included ...
By Iberdrola
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Recycling waste packages in Japan. Construction waste recovery - Mariusz Grabda
Dr. Eng. Mariusz Grabda is an Assistant Professor at Institute of Environmental Engineering of Polish Academy of Sciences, and currently a post-doc fellow in the Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials of Tohoku University in Japan. His primary research concerned on utilization of geothermal heat and natural utilization of sewage sludge. In recent years, his ...
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The Versatility Of Shredders!
For many of us, industrial shredders are frankly quite boring and have absolutely no entertainment value whatsoever. In industry shredders play a very important role in preparing materials so that they can be recycled efficiently and therefore help to improve our environment. In the recycling industry materials such as; scrap metal, old tyres, paper and glass are recycled by using shredders. Once ...
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Coca-cola enterprises joint venture set to step change plastics recycling in Great Britain
Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) today announces a joint venture with ECO Plastics to develop a new purpose-built recycling facility in Lincolnshire. The deal marks a step change in the GB plastic reprocessing industry. Around 35,000 tonnes of PET bottles were reprocessed in GB last year. The new facility will increase this total to more than 75,000 tonnes when it is fully operational - more ...
By 3BL Media
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Recycling Our Way to Recovery
The following statement has been issued by Joseph Cattaneo, President, Glass Packaging Institute. ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Over the past year, there have been promising signs that the United States is recovering from the so-called "Great Recession." In recent quarters, the country's Gross Domestic Product has been in positive territory. The housing market, though far from vibrant, has shown some modest ...
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Know your glass before recycling!
We all want to recycle as much as we can, but it is important to know which materials to place in the bin and which to keep out. Many well-intended recyclers are confused about glass. Glass containers for food and beverages are 100% recyclable, but not when mixed with other types of glass. Other kinds of glass, like windows, ovenware, Pyrex, and crystal, are manufactured through a different ...
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Ground glass solution for cleaner water
British science has led to a use for waste glass that cannot be recycled that could help clean up polluted waterways by acting as an ion-exchange filter to remove lead, cadmium and other toxic metals. Details are published in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management. Only a fraction of waste glass bottles and jars can be recycled, partly because much ...
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Clear guidance for UK local authorities aims to boost recycled glass quality
New guidance to help local authorities boost the quality, financial and environmental benefits of their glass recycling collection services has been launched by WRAP (Waste Resources & Action Programme). The 20-page Good Practice Guidance provides essential information on the potential benefits to local authority waste managers of making the most of collecting and recycling waste container ...
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Determining the municipality waste fees and way of payment in Japan - Mariusz Grabda
Dr. Eng. Mariusz Grabda is an Assistant Professor at Institute of Environmental Engineering of Polish Academy of Sciences, and currently a post-doc fellow in the Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials of Tohoku University in Japan. His primary research concerned on utilization of geothermal heat and natural utilization of sewage sludge. In recent years, his ...
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RecycleBank celebrates America recycles day 2010
RecycleBank, the leading green rewards program that motivates consumers and communities to take positive environmental actions, announced today that in celebration of America Recycles Day the company has set a goal of adding two million more people to its green rewards program by America Recycles Day 2011. This month, RecycleBank launched digital and social media initiatives in an effort to ...
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Demanufacturing could become the new manufacturing
As well as being taught the three Rs of reading, writing and arithmetic, schoolchildren nowadays learn new three Rs: reduce waste, re-use and recycle. But now there is a fourth ‘R' that manufacturers must learn: re-design. Companies that produce cars, fridges, PCs and a whole range of other goods must improve their designs to accommodate environmentally friendly disposal at the end of the ...
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