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What *REALLY* happens to 'Recycled' Glass?! - (you might be surprised)
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This video follows the recycling process of glass bottles at Momentum Recycling in Salt Lake City, and how Owens Corning turns the resulting pulverized glass dust into ProPink insulation.
From the video
Answers: How is recycled glass turned into insulation?
- Glass recycling process
- Glass cullet production
- Owens Corning insulation manufacturing
- Fiberglass manufacturing with recycled glass
What it concludes
- Glass bottles can be infinitely recycled into new glass items or pulverized glass dust.
- Using glass cullet in the manufacturing process uses 40% less energy and reduces raw material mining.
- Pulverized glass dust is bio-soluble and safe to breathe in, making it ideal for fiberglass insulation.
- TeamSeas has successfully funded the removal of 30,000,000 pounds of trash from the oceans.
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