Driving a circular economy of glass: a strategic collaboration between Saint-Gobain Glass and Eckersley O’Callaghan

Driving a circular economy of glass: a strategic collaboration between Saint-Gobain Glass and Eckersley O’Callaghan
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Date: 27 February 2025

Saint-Gobain Glass and Eckersley O’Callaghan unite to drive the market toward low-carbon façades.

In the face of the climate emergency, rising energy costs, and depletion of natural resources, it is crucial that we re-evaluate key construction products and make good practice standard.

Today, Saint-Gobain Glass and Eckersley O’Callaghan announce a strategic collaboration to support a circular economy of architectural glass, with the aim of increasing the volume of post-consumer glass being recycled into new float glass.

Both companies have dedicated teams committed to tackling the challenges relating to the circular economy in construction, particularly within the commercial sector.

For over two decades, Saint-Gobain Glass UK has been a leader in promoting responsible glass cullet recovery by working closely with glass processors to implement efficient recycling methods. This commitment to a circular economy is exemplified by “Glass Forever,” an innovative end-of-life glass recovery scheme that retrieves post-consumer glass from old windows, preventing it from ending up in landfills. These efforts are driven by our specialized facility in Eggborough, UK, reinforcing our dedication to sustainable glass production.

Eckersley O’Callaghan has extensive experience in circularity and design for adaptation, preparing reuse and refurbishment audits for renovation projects, and enabling creative reuse of reclaimed materials in new facades. This hands-on experience has resulted in award-winning projects incorporating circular reuse of facade materials, bringing carbon benefits and demonstrating stewardship of scarce resources.

As a joint initiative we believe our efforts will promote best practice and enable property investors and developers to reduce embodied carbon emissions and realise the full potential of material recovery in their projects, supporting them with our expertise.

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