Glass Recycling Process: By: Charo Mel Tablo
Glass Recycling Process: By: Charo Mel Tablo
Glass Recycling Process: By: Charo Mel Tablo
PROCESS
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MIRRORS
Mirrors are rarely accepted into the normal glass recycling process and
must therefore be sent to landfill.
WINDOWS
Glass does not scratch as easily as acrylic, but breaks more easily. Windows may be
glazed with single-pane glass, or with two or three pieces of glass separated by a space
filled with air or gas. Double- and triple-pane windows block warm air from escaping the
home more efficiently than single-pane windows.
PROCEDURE OF GLASS RECYCLING
Step 1: You Recycle Your Glass
Deposit your glass in an area glass drop-off bin or your curbside glass
bin.
Step 2: Collection & Delivery
Glass is collected and delivered. All colors of glass are stored together.
All loads are carefully inspected for contamination and hazardous
materials.
Step 3: Sorting Stations
The first two stations are dedicated to sorting out contaminants. Common contaminants include
ceramics, Pyrex, aluminum cans, light bulbs, cardboard, window frames, and mirrors. The
remaining stations are dedicated to sorting out non-brown glass, which is batch processed later.
Step 4: Glass Breaking
Broken glass particles are passed through a revolving screen and sorted into 3/8”
and 3/4” sizes. Fans propel the paper labels detached during breaking through the
trommel and into a paper recycling bin. Items that don’t shatter and cannot fit
through the screens (corks, caps, lids, errant labels) are collected and recycled.
Step 6 :Fluidized Bed Drier
A smooth ribbon of glass particles enters the drier in a 4” bed. Vibratory action moves the
particles through the drier. Air is heated to 190 degrees F, using natural gas and forced
through the bed of the drier. Think air hockey. Sugars and bacteria are burned and label
glue is loosened. Residue floats to the top and is sucked away via our vacuum system.
Step 7: Primary Rotary Screen
Dried and cleaned glass is screened to cull out specific sizes. Screens
are quickly changed to produce different size grades for different
customers. For example, fiberglass manufacturing requires all particles
to be 12 mesh or smaller.
Step 8: Pulverizer
Glass particles that are too big to fit through the primary screen are sent
through the pulverizer. Similar to the breaker, the pulverizer uses 36
hammers inside a small enclosure to aggressively reduce particles size.
All particles recirculate until they finally pass through the primary
screen.
Step 9: Secondary Rotary Screen Size
Classifier
Glass cullet is classified in sizes that can range from pebbles to sand and
even powder.
MACHINERIES AND
EQUIPMENT
OF GLASS RECYCLING
GLASS HAMMER CRUSHER
The impact force produced by the
high-speed hammerhead of the glass
hammer crusher easily crushes the
glass. At the same time, this work
necessitates a hammerhead with
high wear resistance. The glass
crusher is adaptable, has an
advanced structural design, good
frame sealing, and emits little noise
and pollution.
GLASS JAW CRUSHER
With a capacity of 1 to 500 tons per
hour, the glass jaw crusher is a
highly productive piece of
equipment. Glass can be crushed and
processed using squeezing, grinding,
and other methods in a jaw crusher
with a deep crushing cavity. At the
same time, a glass jaw crusher has a
high crushing ratio and a wide range
of applications, as it can crush
different types of glass, such as beer
bottles and automobile glass, with
varying hardness.
GLASS ROLL CRUSHER
The output of the glass roll crusher is
extremely high. When crushing glass
bottles, the output can be increased by 30-
40% on average. It also saves energy during
the crushing process. Glass roll crusher has
a simple design, a small footprint, and its
components are simple to install and
replace. It has a dustproof board, which
improves the sealing performance and
prevents the splash of glass dust. It crushes
glass by squeezing it and has an easily
adjustable discharge port that can meet a
variety of discharge requirements.
GLASS IMPACT CRUSHER
The impact force of the glass impact
crushing machine is significant. It
can crush glass with a high hardness
while causing no serious damage to
the machine. Glass impact crusher
has a wide adjusting range of
discharging port and can effectively
control the discharge particle size. It
can control the output size by
adjusting the rotor speed, impact
type, and grinding chamber gap.
GLASS BREAKER SCREEN
The Glass Breaker Screen is a multi-deck
screen that breaks and separates glass at
high efficiency rates by using cast
chromium elliptical discs set at a 90-
degree angle. Containers and glass fall
onto the first angled deck, which
separates broken glass and fines, allowing
aluminum, plastic, and steel containers to
pass through. It offers a more efficient
method of simplifying glass processing,
increasing system throughput, and
optimizing revenue streams.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
DID YOU KNOW?
- For every ton of glass recycled, more than a ton of natural resources are
saved. For every 10% cullet (crushed recycled glass) used in the
manufacturing process, energy costs are reduced by approximately 2-3%.
- When glass is used for recycling, there are fewer glass objects in the
landfill or bin.
- For every ton of cullet added to the furnace, 1.2 tons of raw materials
are saved.
- When one ton of glass is recycled, approximately 580kg CO2 is saved
throughout the supply chain, air pollution is reduced by 20%, and water
pollution is reduced by 50%.
GLASS RECYCLING
INDUSTRY IN THE
PHILIPPINES
ASAHI GLASS CORPORATION
LOCATION: PASIG
PRODUCTION CAPACITY: 520
tons/day in 2006
ASIA BREWERY INCORPORATED