Recycling green glass in the U.S. is kind of like the real estate market…itґs all about location, location, location.
“Thereґs probably plenty of need for green glass in the United States, overall,” said Craig London, CEO of glass recycler eCullet. “But if you make it in the mid-part [of the U.S.], it becomes difficult, if not impossible financially to get it someplace where they want it at a cost that makes sense to the buyers.”
The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company specializes in removing contaminants and color-sorting broken glass from the single-stream recycling collection process. eCullet uses optical sorting technology to separate the glass, removing ceramics, porcelain and stone.
“One thing I think itґs important to realize is that people think of glass as a commodity,” London said. “The definition of a commodity is thereґs no value added to whatever it is and it can be used in any part of the United States. And in a way, itґs not true with glass because I would consider glass as a regional commodity.”
Source: Waste & Recycling News
By Shawn Wright