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Wait, how is the glass unrecyclable? Glass should be one of the most recyclable bits, along with metals. Just because plastic is a scam doesn't necessarily mea
by Blackthorn 6y ago
Wait, how is the glass unrecyclable? Glass should be one of the most recyclable bits, along with metals.
Just because plastic is a scam doesn't necessarily mean everything else recycled is. Scrap metal is big business. Old rubber tires get shredded and vulcanized into new products.
- maxerickson 6y agoIt's not un-recyclable, it's hard to move around and doesn't save a lot of energy compared to new raw materials.
- anticensor 6y agoCorrect, glass needs hardened containers and slower acceleration.
- TylerE 6y agoGlass is totally recyclable, the problem is you can’t get clear glass out of anything that has color in it, which a lot of stuff does. It’s also not really saving any energy or valuable resources, and glass is heavy and fragile.
- efreak 6y agoGlass doesn't have to be clear for most disposable uses; it's mostly useful in things such as windows, where you probably want to keep them around. For bottles, it doesn't really matter much.
- tuatoru 6y agoRecycled glass can be mixed with virgin stone chip to make asphaltic concrete. (Which of course uses fossil fuels for the bitumen; possibly even more than the equivalent mass of Portland cement concrete.) I'm not aware of any other significant uses for recycled glass.
- jbay808 6y agoHouse coatings? https://scoutmagazine.ca/2017/02/07/you-should-know-about-the-bottle-dash-houses-that-still-glitter-in-the-vancouver-sun/ https://scoutmagazine.ca/2017/02/07/you-should-know-about-th...
- xenadu02 6y agoNearly all glassmaking involves adding all the glass bits you cut off or broke back into the kiln. Almost no glass is actually 100% virgin glass. So glass is absolutely recyclable. The only caveat is colored glass can only really be used to make the same color glass (at least economically).
- tuatoru 6y agoI should have said, post-consumer glass.
- bosswipe 6y agoGlass is more on the reusable side, which used to work great for soda and milk bottles until the companies decided plastic was cheaper.