At GreenGlass, we invest in innovative glass sorting, processing and recycling solutions to provide our customers the highest quality cullet. There is a close link between recycling and reducing the carbon footprint on the environment, and glass recycling saves energy, resources, CO2 emissions and improves air quality.
as less energy is needed to melt recycled glass cullet.
from transport have limited impact on the overall production cycle when glass is recycled locally.
is sent to landfill.
Our calculations are based on an average sized container. If you regularly recycle very large items (such as champagne Bottles) go ahead and count those as two and if you regularly recycle small containers (such as baby food jars) count those as a half to get a more accurate estimate of your energy savings.
Enter the number below and calculate the result.
Number of glass containers recycled each week: *
What can recycling do per week:
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That means for a full year, you could:
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Run a TV for: hrs / days
Run a computer for: hrs / days
quality by reducing its pollution.
