It is estimated that over 1.5M tonnes of waste glass bottles and jars are sent to landfill waste sites in the UK every year, yet glass container manufacturers in Britain are being forced to import cullet because there is an insufficient supply of glass collected. This paper argues that the situation could be resolved quite simply if the infrastructure and the waste collection methods were changed to become more efficient.
Origin
European Bottle Crushers Ltd, Uk
Journal Title
Glass 80 8 Sept/03 258
Sector
Container glass
Class
C 2126