2009-09-30
Glass Recycling Presents Challenges. By Mead Gruver, AP, September 27, 2009. "The economics of glass recycling have been marginal for some time. Nationwide, only about 25% of glass containers are recycled. That's compared to 31% of plastic containers, 45% of aluminum cans and 63% of steel cans, according to the Environmental Protection Agency…glass ought to be the perfect commodity to recycle. It can be recycled an infinite number of times… The challenge is that the main ingredient in glass, sand, is plentiful and cheap -- often cheaper than cullet, which is glass that has been prepared for recycling… Another cost is transportation."
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