Glass is made from materials like sand, soda ash, limestone, and “cullet” (furnace-ready recycled glass). Recycled glass is always included in new glass products.

Fiberglass The second-largest user of cullet in the U.S. behind the glass container industry is the fiberglass industry. Cullet serves as a substitute for sand, and using recycled glass instead of ...

O-I Glass, Inc. has completed the development and testing of a transformative, low-cost mobile glass processing machine that is easily transported and deployed to clean and crush recycled glass to be ...

Does anyone else see the irony of Jefferson Parish officials accepting 150,000 pounds of recycled glass sand to restore the wetlands of Bucktown and not having curbside recycling available to ...

Glass is a non-crystalline solid made from limestone, sand, and baking soda. Known for its optical transparency and brittleness, glass can be recycled efficiently, minimizing environmental impact.

A Glass Half Full team member picks up glass for recycling. The program recycles glass into sand, which is used for Louisiana coastal restoration and storm relief efforts.

Essentially a furnace will run all day, every day for its operational life - typically between ten and 12 years. So the glass industry is looking at switching from gas-fired furnaces to electricity.

A New Orleans nonprofit and Tulane University researchers are using mounds of pulverized glass to try to slow down coastal land loss.

O-I Glass is transforming glass manufacturing by working to increase our recycled content to an average of 50 percent across its global footprint.

For example, manufacturing glass is energy intensive due to the high temperatures required to melt the raw materials such as sand, soda ash, and limestone, and the fact that glass furnaces run ...