Glass Recycling - Viridor
Glass recycling
At Viridor more than 99% of incoming glass is recycled.
Glass recycling
We’re improving glass recycling in one important way – by recycling more kinds of glass.
From Scotch whisky exported across the globe to the purest English and Welsh water consumed at home, UK demand for quality glass container products is growing.
Rather than a lost resource, glass recycling enables Britain’s circular economy.
Each site operates under the highest quality, environmental, energy efficiency, health and safety standards – certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 and OHSAS 18001 respectively.
Viridor’s investment in the latest glass recycling technologies is allowing new categories of glass to be recycled and enabling new types of products to be produced using high-quality recyclate as a source. Whilst many companies recycle glass, Viridor’s combination of first rate customer service, logistics expertise and national site network combined with next generation infrastructure makes the process of collecting and processing glass much more efficient.
Giving glass new life Viridor’s industry leading glass recycling facilities across the UK deliver cutting-edge glass sorting technology and ensure that more than 99% of incoming material is recycled. With the flexibility to accept mixed and colour separated glass, the advanced facilities dry, clean and separate fractions of less than 5mm to meet the quality specifications of our national and international partners, ensuring compliance with exacting product purity requirements. With the expertise of the UK’s largest resource management company, Viridor offers collection, direct delivery and processing solutions to local authorities, public sector partners and British businesses – from corporates to corner shops and everything in-between. At Viridor, we put more of your glass back into action and help you recycle as much as possible. Call us for a free waste audit or quote, or visit us online at viridor.co.uk/services
Glass recycling
A typical Viridor glass reprocessing plant*
We’re improving glass recycling in one important way – by recycling more kinds of glass.
From Scotch whisky exported across the globe to the purest English and Welsh water consumed at home, UK demand for quality glass container products is growing.
Rather than a lost resource, glass recycling enables Britain’s circular economy.
Each site operates under the highest quality, environmental, energy efficiency, health and safety standards – certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 and OHSAS 18001 respectively.
* Our plants process both mixed and single colour glass streams
Mixed glass storage
Viridor’s investment in the latest glass recycling technologies is allowing new categories of glass to be recycled and enabling new types of products to be produced using high-quality recyclate as a source. Whilst many companies recycle glass, Viridor’s combination of first rate customer service, logistics expertise and national site network combined with next generation infrastructure makes the process of collecting and processing glass much more efficient.
Colour separated glass storage
Main feed hoppers
Metals and plastic recovery
Picking station
Screening and sizing
Removal of small contaminants
Glass is loaded into feed hoppers.
• Recovery of ferrous and non-ferrous metals • Suction to recover plastic
There are belts for hand-sorting to remove contaminates.
The glass is screened and crushed to produce a uniform size of
At Viridor more than 99% of incoming glass is recycled.
Glass recycling
We’re improving glass recycling in one important way – by recycling more kinds of glass.
From Scotch whisky exported across the globe to the purest English and Welsh water consumed at home, UK demand for quality glass container products is growing.
Rather than a lost resource, glass recycling enables Britain’s circular economy.
Each site operates under the highest quality, environmental, energy efficiency, health and safety standards – certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 and OHSAS 18001 respectively.
Viridor’s investment in the latest glass recycling technologies is allowing new categories of glass to be recycled and enabling new types of products to be produced using high-quality recyclate as a source. Whilst many companies recycle glass, Viridor’s combination of first rate customer service, logistics expertise and national site network combined with next generation infrastructure makes the process of collecting and processing glass much more efficient.
Giving glass new life Viridor’s industry leading glass recycling facilities across the UK deliver cutting-edge glass sorting technology and ensure that more than 99% of incoming material is recycled. With the flexibility to accept mixed and colour separated glass, the advanced facilities dry, clean and separate fractions of less than 5mm to meet the quality specifications of our national and international partners, ensuring compliance with exacting product purity requirements. With the expertise of the UK’s largest resource management company, Viridor offers collection, direct delivery and processing solutions to local authorities, public sector partners and British businesses – from corporates to corner shops and everything in-between. At Viridor, we put more of your glass back into action and help you recycle as much as possible. Call us for a free waste audit or quote, or visit us online at viridor.co.uk/services
Glass recycling
A typical Viridor glass reprocessing plant*
We’re improving glass recycling in one important way – by recycling more kinds of glass.
From Scotch whisky exported across the globe to the purest English and Welsh water consumed at home, UK demand for quality glass container products is growing.
Rather than a lost resource, glass recycling enables Britain’s circular economy.
Each site operates under the highest quality, environmental, energy efficiency, health and safety standards – certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 and OHSAS 18001 respectively.
* Our plants process both mixed and single colour glass streams
Mixed glass storage
Viridor’s investment in the latest glass recycling technologies is allowing new categories of glass to be recycled and enabling new types of products to be produced using high-quality recyclate as a source. Whilst many companies recycle glass, Viridor’s combination of first rate customer service, logistics expertise and national site network combined with next generation infrastructure makes the process of collecting and processing glass much more efficient.
Colour separated glass storage
Main feed hoppers
Metals and plastic recovery
Picking station
Screening and sizing
Removal of small contaminants
Glass is loaded into feed hoppers.
• Recovery of ferrous and non-ferrous metals • Suction to recover plastic
There are belts for hand-sorting to remove contaminates.
The glass is screened and crushed to produce a uniform size of
