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All glass food and beverage containers can be recycled, but it is important not to mix glass bottles with other types of glass such as windows, mirrors, glass tableware, Pyrex® or auto glass. Ceramics will contaminate glass and need to be carefully sorted out.
Quick Fact: Recycling a glass jar saves enough energy to light a 100-watt light bulb for four hours.
GLASS RECYCLING
a.) Mixed Scrap Glass – Mixed Scrap Glass may consist of container glass, plate glass, lab glass. May contain other inert materials including porcelain, china & dish ware window glass with caulking or putty contaminated edges. May contain up to 5% clean brick, block, stone or sand in piece no larger than 3"x3"x3". Must be free of Mirror or CRT scrap or other leachable or non-inert materials.
b.) 1/8 inch Aggregate Glass – 1/8" Aggregate Glass shall consist of Mixed Scrap Glass that has been processed and sized to minus 1/8" (inch).
c.) 3/8 inch Aggregate Glass – 3/8" Aggregate Glass shall consist of Mixed Scrap Glass that has been processed and sized to minus 3/8" plus 1/8" (inch).
d.) Scrap PostConsumer Container Glass – Scrap Postconsumer Container Glass shall consist of mixed colors of broken or whole container glass, (free of non-container glass & foreign materials).
e.) Sorted Clear Container Glass – Sorted Clear Container Glass Scrap shall consist of clear, broken or whole container glass, (free of non-container glass, colored glass & foreign materials)
f.) Sorted Green Container Scrap – Sorted Green Container Glass Scrap shall consist of green, broken or whole container glass, (free of non-container glass, & foreign materials) Clear & other colored glass to be sorted out.
g.) Sorted Amber Container Scrap – Sorted Amber Container Glass Scrap shall consist of amber, broken or whole container glass, (free of non-container glass, & foreign materials) Clear & other colored glass to be sorted out.
h.) Plate Glass Scrap – Plate Glass Scrap shall include all widow glass, architectural glass, flat glass broken or in sheets or window panes. (free of other types of glass & foreign material). Must be free of window putty & caulking.
i.) 1/8 inch Plate Glass – 1/8" Plate Glass shall contain unlaminated plate glass scrap processed and sized to minus 1/8" (inch).
j.) 3/8 inch Plate Glass – 3/8" Plate Glass shall contain unlaminated plate glass scrap processed and sized to minus 3/8" plus 1/8" (inch).
k.) Mirror Scrap Glass – Mirror Scrap Glass shall contain clean whole or broken mirrors, free of frames or foreign backing materials.
l.) 1/8 inch Recovered Mirror Glass – 1/8" Recovered Mirror Glass shall consist of Mirror Scrap Glass that has been processed and sized to minus 1/8" (inch).
m.) 3/8 inch Recovered Mirror Glass – 3/8" Recovered Mirror Glass shall consist of Mirror Scrap Glass that has been processed and sized to minus 3/8" and plus 1/8"(inch).
n.) Scrap Lab Glass – Scrap Lab Glass shall consist of scrap Borosilicate glass ware, including sterilized test tubes, beakers & assorted lab glass and Pyrex or vision cookware. All lab ware must be certified free of biological residue must be free of other types of glass & free of foreign materials.
o.) 1/8 inch Borosilicate – 1/8" Borosilicate Cullet derived from sorted Lab Glass & processed and sized to minus 1/8"(inch).
p.) 3/8 inch Borosilicate – 3/8" Borosilicate Cullet derived from sorted Lab Glass & processed and sized to minus 3/8" plus 1/8"(inch).
q.) Scrap Incandescent Light Bulbs – Scrap Incandescent Light Bulbs shall include whole or broken incandescent light bulbs, fluorescent light bulbs & tubes, Automotive Head light glass, Halogen Bulbs and Sodium Lamp Lenses.
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