Clean Washington Center


BEST PRACTICES in GLASS RECYCLING

SOURCING

Collection
    Typical Generation and Collection Rates for Recycled Glass                     
    Reducing Breakage in the Collection of Glass Containers for Recycling Contaminants               
    Typical Contaminants in Recycled Glass                                                    
    Contaminant Levels in Recycled Glass                                                      

Quality
    Sampling and Testing Procedures for Recycled Glass                                 
 
National Glass Recycling
    The Recycled Status of Container Glass                                                      
    Recycled Glass Commodities  Exchange                                                     
    Internet Sites Related to Glass Recycling   
 

PROCESSING

Processing Systems 
    Small-Scale Glass Processing Costs                                                              
    Glass Processing Cost Cost Spreadsheet                                                            
    Selecting Glass Crushing Equipment                                                                    
    Types of Glass Crushing Equipment                                                                 
    Small-Scale Community Glass Processing                                                                

Fine-Sizing 
    Fine-Sizing  Glass Processing Costs                                                              
    Drying for Fine-Sizing of Crushed Glass                                                              

Contamination
    Ferrous Metals Contaminant Removal                                                              
    Non-Ferrous Metal Contaminant Removal                                                        
    Ceramic Contaminant Removal                                                                                

Sorting and Screening 
    Reducing Glass Breakage in Material Recovery Facilities                                 
    Screening Technologies for Recycled Glass                                                   
    Automated Color-Sorting of Recycled Glass                                                       
    Conveyor Technologies for Glass Processing                                                       

Moisture  
    Moisture Considerations in Glass Cullet Processing and Distribution                 
    Dust Control Strategies for Glass Processing                                                   
    Analysis of Glass Dusts                                                                                     

Windshields   
     Processing Automotive Windshield Glass    
                                                    
 

PRODUCT MANUFACTURING

Container/Fiberglass
    Chemical Composition of Container Glass                                                    
    Cullet Specifications for Container Manufacturing                                        
    Cullet Specifications for Fiberglass Insulation Manufacturing                        
    Saving Energy with Cullet and Preheating                                                  
    Container Coatings and Glass Recycling                                                           

Bottle Washing
    Elements of a Bottle-Washing Program
    Removing Label Adhesives in a Bottle-Washing Program

 Art Glass
    Recycled Glass in Art Glass Applications
    Color Modifications of Post-Consumer Glass Cullet

 Fusing 
    Fusing Recycled Glass 
    Permanent Molds for Fusing Glass
      A Simple Vibratory Compaction Table
    Simple Particle Packing

Ceramics
    Using Recycled Glass in Ceramic Glazes
 
 

END-USE APPLICATIONS

Construction Aggregates
    Studies of Glass in Construction Applications
    Typical Geotechnical Parameters of Glass Aggregate
    Developing Specifications for Recycled Glass Aggregate
    Model Specifications for Glass Aggregate
    The Behavior of Glass Aggregate Under Structural Loads
    State Specifications for Use of Cullet as Construction Aggregate
    Sampling Procedures for Recycled Glass Construction Aggregate
    Visual Inspection for Glass Construction Aggregate
    Safety Measures for Cullet Aggregate at Construction Site
    Compaction of Glass Fill
    Density Testing of Glass Aggregate Using a Nuclear Densometer
    Moisture Content Test of Glass Fill Using a Nuclear Densometer
    Glass Aggregate Dust Control at Construction Sites

Glassphalt
    Recycled Glass in Asphalt
    Preparation and Placement of Glassphalt 

Filtration
    Recycled Glass in On-site Wastewater Sand Filters  
    Crushed  Recycled Glass Media in Slow Rate Filtration

Industrial Minerals
    Crushed Recycled Glass as Industrial Mineral Fillers 
    Using Glass as a Blasting Abrasive
    Epoxy Applications for Recycled Glass

Portland Cement
    Recycled Glass in Portland Cement Concrete

Landscaping
    Landscaping Applications for Recycled Glass