Recycling Using Glass Cullet

The continued drive to increase glass recycling across Europe in recent years - reaching 70% across the EU this year - can only be applauded since the subsequent growth in the amount of cullet (recycled glass) used by the industry is saving more than 12M/t of raw material and 4M/t of CO2 emissions annually. In this article Dan Capon outlines one challenge (mixed collections) affecting the industry and calls for a "joined-up" approach to finding a solution.