Ardagh has confirmed its status at the heart of the UK glass packaging industry. It has signed a 15-year agreement with West Yorkshire-based Reuse to increase glass recycling. Ardagh has three glass manufacturing plants in Yorkshire (Knottingley, Doncaster and Barnsley) and is partnering with Reuse to increase the volume of cullet. Reuse is a division of the privately-owned Australian recycling and waste management company, URM, which also has three plants in Yorkshire. The partnership's first action is a £5M investment in sorting and separation technology. The new technology comprises a four stage process, starting with the removal of medium sized organic and loose ferrous metals, followed by a drying section to remove dust and smaller materials, and thirdly, the removal of residual metallic, leaded glass and materials that burn at higher temperatures than container glass, such as Pyrex.
