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Following four years of work on improving the recycling of flat glass waste across Europe, the FISSAC* project will come to an end with its final conference this month.
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British Glass recently hosted a joint event under the CHARGE banner with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and a number of other trade associations on Health and Safety leadership.
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The European glass packaging industry sets in motion “Close the Glass Loop” - a major stewardship programme to boost glass “collection for recycling” rates to 90% by 2030 in the EU. The move comes as a proactive response to new EU rules to increase net recycling targets for glass packaging to 75% by 2030.
Case Study
Whilst every precaution is taken to ensure the safety of workers in a glass plant, sometimes even more care is needed when working with glass heated to temperatures over 1,000oC.
Case Study
Health, safety and environmental benefits, along with greater efficiency, have already been proven on a trial of the Socabelec IS machine blank-side swabbing robot, says Encirc.
Case Study
Ardagh Group’s Doncaster plant has a large, predominantly male workforce, producing glass bottles and jars for major consumer brands, all year round. With increasing public awareness around mental health, and particularly men’s mental health, Ardagh Group has launched a wellbeing initiative in a move toward a happier, healthier and more productive workforce.
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A quick overview of some of the key aspects of British Glass activity in the preceding membership year.
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The document provides practical guidance on the safe working practices that should be adopted in the operation of IS glass forming machines and the management controls needed to support them.
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This 2018 code of practice supersedes the TEC 11 document and gives guidance to container manufacturers, packer fillers, merchants, equipment suppliers and logistics companies on the safe packaging and transportation of empty glass containers to customers.