September 2023 A Circular Economy Act to support flat glass closed-loop recycling systems Supporting the flat glass sector to enable sustainable transformations in advanced materials Flat glass products are essential to Europe’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions, helping to save energy in buildings, supporting the transition to clean mobility and contributing to the efficient generation
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Recycling is very high on the agenda of Europe’s flat glass manufacturers, and they are calling on policymakers to follow suit. The new video of Glass for Europe’ 2024-2029 manifesto introduces the conditions to create a closed-loop recycling system which can contribute to save raw materials and reduce carbon emissions in glass production. Flat glass
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The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) started the year with the publication of a study on Techno-economic and environmental assessment of construction and demolition waste (CDW) management in the EU. CDW accounts for almost 40% of waste generated in the EU. Part of it is flat glass coming from windows, glass doors, and curtain
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When it comes to end-of-life flat glass management, several options can be envisioned to process used glass most sustainably. Glass for Europe has produced a paper on the possibilities and constraints related to the practices of reuse and remanufacturing. The paper also highlights the potential of flat glass recycling as a sustainable end-of-life management option.
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Over the summer, Glass for Europe responded to two EU consultations launched on the topic of construction and demolition waste. In both instances, Glass for Europe’s input was meant to shed light about building glass recycling and how minor EU initiatives targeted on glass could greatly help the industry make significant progress in the close-loop
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