Glass recycling
Waste
- Solution type
- Service
- Theme
- Waste
- Sector:
- Doubs, Jura, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Vosges, Territoire de Belfort
Its features
Environmentally friendly
- Sorting at source thanks to a dedicated container - Storage optimisation: the pallet-sized glass container offers a collection solution suited to both large and small businesses - Reduced resource depletion: through collection, glass recycling limits the extraction of raw materials from nature - Reduced greenhouse gas emissions: using recycled glass reduces the air pollution caused by burning fossil energy to make virgin material - Reduced weight of household waste: sorting glass considerably reduces the weight of household waste and the inconvenience this can cause - Transport optimisation: collection is carried out using green logistics, and bulk consolidation makes it possible to recover large volumes in a single round
Second life
The collected glass is sorted and then taken to a recycling centre, where it will be reused to make new glass products.
Life cycle of this solution
Step 1: The committed consumer
Carries out the first sorting of its glass and places it in the container provided for this purpose.
Take this placeStep 2: The collector
Collects the full containers during delivery rounds and brings them back to headquarters for consolidation.
Step 3: The sorter
Empties the containers on site and collects the glass to take it to the treatment centres.
Step 4: The recovery operator
Recycles the collected glass into secondary raw material, used to make new products.
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Selected members (2)
- LE RESEAU COCCIVolgelsheim
- COVED RICHWILLERRichwiller