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EnvironmentUK Glass Manufacture: A Mass Balance: This new 2009 report, is recently updated and provides detailed information on the industry's use of primary raw materials, including energy, the volumes of production and the ultimate fate of end-of-life glass. UK Glass Manufacture: A Mass Balance. The previous 2005 version can be accessed here. The manufacture of glass makes relatively small demands on the environment compared with other industries. It uses mainly readily available minerals to produce environmentally friendly products which have many beneficial uses from double glazing to solar panels and packaging. Water consumption is comparatively low and reuse common. Fuel use is undoubtedly the major impact but relative consumption has fallen dramatically over the years and stringent targets under UK Climate Change agreements will continue at least until 2017. The industry is also subject to the EU Emissions trading scheme controlling Greenhouse Gases and what is commonly known as Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control, controlling other emissions and energy use. British Glass contributes to this process of improving environmental performance by keeping its industry members fully apprised of legislation and technical developments.
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