Glass Recycling Милова М Якунина Е Айрапетова Г

Glass Recycling Милова М. Якунина Е. Айрапетова Г.

Did you know? Glass was discovered more than 5, 000 years ago. Glass takes one million years to break down naturally. Recycling a glass jar saves enough energy to light a bulb for four hours. In Switzerland, 91% of manufactured glass is recovered for recycling. This is currently the world's best glass recycling practice

There are environmental, economic and social advantages to recycling. These advantages include: 1)Conserving valuable natural resources and raw materials used in industry 2)Generating civic pride and environmental awareness 3)Glass in particular, can be recycled an infinite number of times without any loss of quality 4)Saving landfill space. When the materials that you recycle are used to make new products, they don't go into landfills, so landfill space is conserved

How glass is recycled?

The consumer throws glass into a recycle bin.

Glass is taken from the bin and taken to a glass treatment plant.

The glass is sorted by colour and washed to remove any impurities.

The glass is then crushed and melted, then moulded into new products such as bottles and jars. Or it may be used for alternative purposes such as brick manufacture or decorative uses.

The glass is then sent back to the shops ready to be used again.

Glass does not degrade through the recycling process, so it can be recycled again and again.

Glossary: Virgin is mean original, initial Awareness that is knowledge, information Degrade namely to reduce, to cut, to come down Conserve that is to save, to retain, to keep Practice namely working, experience, activity Raw – crude, rough Crush is mean to smash, to press Sand that is grit, wash Substitute – to replace, to change

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