Publications

GLASS: Society and the Environment

If glass did not exist, neither would the world as we know it. Developments in medical science, telecommunications and our understanding of the universe would not have been possible.

2007EnvironmentBook_finished__12pp.pdf

Carbon Trust

 A study of the Balance between furnace Operating parameters and Recycled Glass in Glass Melting Furnaces  

CarbonTrust-Cullet-Energy.pdf

Communication Deposits

Packaging has a vital social and economic function. It is an essential part of modern goods handling. Sooner or later packaging also becomes part of the waste stream. In 2006, around 81 million tonnes of packaging waste were generated in the EU. 

CommunicationDeposits.pdf

FWC Sector Competitiveness Studies

Competitiveness of the Glass Sector Within the Framework Contract of SectoralCompetitiveness Studies – ENTR/06/054 | Final report, 14 October 2008 

Glass_study_final_report081014.pdf

GLASS: Pure and Sustainable Packaging.

GLASS: Pure and Sustainable Packaging information flyer. 

Glass_Sustainability_Flyer.pdf

A Mass Balance Study

This report is an update of the original Mass Balance report written five years previously by Andy Hartley of British Glass and follows the same methodology. 

Mass_Balance_Final.pdf

Recycled Content

Recycled Content is the amount of material in a product which has been used in another product before. 

Recycled_Content_handout_2009.pdf

Perceptions of Beverage Fizziness and Coldness by Container Type

This research involved the blind tasting of beverages to assess a number of criteria relating to taste at various time intervals following the opening of the beverage. 

Research_on_fizziness__coldness_Nov_07_issue.pdf