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Dan McClenahan, Strategic Materials, discusses the importance of glass recycling and how SMI is dealing with contamination.TRANSCRIPT
North America’s Leader in Glass Recycling
Marlborough, MA
Photo courtesy of Glass Packaging Institute
Recycling for a Green Economy
April 8, 2014
Strategic Materials Overview
Largest recycler of glass in North AmericaLargest in glass containers
Largest in fiberglass
Largest in highway bead
Large post industrial plastic recycler
Recycle over 3,000,000 tons per year
Over 40 locations
Operate with latest technology…ceramic detectors, color sorters, fine grind cullet
Recycling Glass for over 100 years
Glass Recycling in
Massachusetts SMI operates one facility that recycles glass
Franklin, MA – Curbside Collected Glass & Whole Bottle
(Color separated & Mixed)
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Why Recycle Glass
Reduces Landfill Volumes
Creates Jobs
Plant employees, Drivers, Auxiliary growth
Reduces Carbon Footprint
Saves 25-30% of energy used to make new
glass containers
Saves $’s
Helps keep container pricing lower
Creation of New Products
Glass Recycling Future
Single Stream Increasing
More 3 mix
Smaller pieces
Higher processing costs
Bar/Restaurant/Commercial
Importance of Glass Quality
3-Mix Glass/Curbside Deposit-Grade Bottles
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A Tale of Two Piles…
Recycled 3-Mix Cullet
Before After
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Difficulties in Recycling Glass
Non Recyclables Rocks
Sharps, Syringes, & Bags/Tubing
Taconite
Garden Hoses, VHS Tapes, Chicken/Rib Bones,
Bakeware, Ceramics, Yard Waste, Wood, etc, etc
Paper Large Sheets
Shred
How to Improve Supply Continued education around the benefits of recycling
Schools
Public Space / Awareness Campaigns
Policy solutions to increase recycling
Extended Producer Responsibility Programs
• Container Deposits
• Stewardship Programs – industry-funded curbside
Landfill/Disposal Bans
Expansion of Single-Stream Programs
PAYT Systems
Public Space/Event Recycling
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How to Improve Supply Improved MRF/Glass Processor Technology
Improved Separation of Materials at MRF’s
Ability to Sort “The Rough Stuff”
Industry solutions to increase recycling
Collaborative industry-centric programs
New Focus on untapped markets
• Bar/Restaurant/On-Premise
• University Recycling
• Commercial Recycling
• Windshields
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Recycle Glass