Recycling bottles and jars is a concept we are all familiar with. The 750,000 tonnes that we put in bottle banks each year goes someway to offsetting the 2 million tonnes or so that we use for containers.
Half as much glass (at least 1m tonnes) is used to make ‘flat’ glass – mostly for buildings, but some for vehicles. Recycling is possible, but harder for flat glass. Reducing usage and re-using ‘old’ glass can also mitigate the environmental impact of glass in the construction sector. Graham Dodd, glass expert and Arup Fellow, explains.
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