glass
TRANSCRIPT
We do this project to:
• Find the tonnes of glass that we throw in different places
• Know more information about recycling glass process
• It’s 100% recyclable
• It melts at 1500 ºC
• It’s hard, transparent and fragile
• It’s an isolating material
• Windows and bottles
• 1. Separate and classify the glass by colours
• 2. Remove labels and metallic tops• 3. Clean and bleach it• 4. Break the glass in small parts and melt
in a furnace at 1.500 ºC (50% of recycled glass and 50% of raw glass)
• There isn’t a limit on the number of times it can be recycled.
• 1977: ANFEVI (Associació Nacional Empreses Fabricació Automàtica Envasos de Vidre)
• 1982: Beginning of glass recycling First green container in Spain
• 1995: ANFEVI created ECOVIDRIO for selective collection of glass
Provinces Tonnes People
Barcelona 101.358,58 5.416.447
Tarragona 16.926,85 788.895
Lleida 8.458,88 426.872
Girona 20.803,23 731.864
Castellar del Vallès
377,11 22.626