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Glass recycling in UK exceeds expectations |
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April 23, 2009.
Figures from the National Packaging Waste Database showed that the UK recycled 1,613,000 tonnes of packaging glass - an increase of around 150,000 tonnes in twelve months. The result of this success is that the UK has successfully met the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive of 60%. ... more
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New glass recycling facility for South Africa |
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March 27, 2009.
South Africa / Germany | Nampak Wiegand Glass, a partnership between South African packaging company Nampak and German glass manufacturer Wiegand Glass, is investing over 100-million Rand (Euro 10.3 million) in a glass recycling facility, as part of its commitment to increase recycling rates across all forms of packaging.
The building of the glass recycling facility started earlier this month and is scheduled for completion in March 2010. The plant is based on a site at the Nampak Wiegand Glass factory in Roodekop, Johannesburg. ... more
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Innov-X teams up with Austrian company to advance glass sorting technology |
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March 18, 2009.
US optical sorting systems developer Innov-X Systems and BT-Wolfgang Binder GmbH have entered into an agreement to develop and market a new high volume sorting system that will separate heat resistant and leaded glass from clean glass cullet. Under the agreement, BT-Wolfgang Binder will not only participate in the development, but will also provide sales and marketing support for the new glass sorter. ... more
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Drop in 2007 UK glass recycling rate |
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June 24, 2008.
The UK Glass Industry is increasingly concerned about the decline in furnace-ready cullet available to UK glass container manufacturers. In 2007, there was a decrease of over 56 000 tonnes going back into closed loop recycling. ... more
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European glass recycling on the increase |
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February 20, 2008.
According to statistics over the year 2006, European glass recyclers collected 5.8% percentage points more container glass than the year before. If new and potential European member states would be included to the results, the rate falls to a 2.8% increase in the collection rate. ... more
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New European glass recyclers' association |
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January 30, 2008.
The European glass recycling industry has now been organised and represented by a new organisation - FERVER (Fédération Européenne des Recycleurs de Verre). ... more
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Citiraya begins CRT recycling in Wales |
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March 01, 2005.
UK electrical equipment recycler Citiraya Recycling Technology has opened a new cathode ray tube (CRT) recycling plant at Hirwaun, Wales, UK. ... more
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Increase in European glass recycling |
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May 01, 2005.
Glass recycling continued on its upward trend in 2003, according to figures from European container glass federation FEVE. ... more
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European glass recycling sets new records |
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February 01, 2006.
The volume of glass collected for recycling in Western Europe grew by 2% or 183 000 tonnes in 2004 - even though container production declined by 1%. ... more
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Saving Florida’s Bikinis |
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September 12, 2007.
One drive down the A1A highway in Fort Lauderdale, Florida reveals an abundance of exactly what one would expect; condominiums, hotels, shops, nightclubs, seafood restaurants, palm trees and tanned, beautiful women in bikinis. ... more
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