Naslov
Recycling of glass packaging in Republic of Croatia

Autori
Kovačec, Miroslav ; Tošanović, Nataša ; Štefanić, Nedeljko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Recent Researches in Chemistry, Biology, Environment & Culture / Niola, Vincenzo ; Ng, Ka-Lok - Montreux : WSEAS Press, 2011, 193-196

ISBN
978-1-61804-060-2

Skup
Proceedings of the 9th WSEAS International Conference on Environment, Ecosystems and Development - EED '11

Mjesto i datum
Montreux, Švicarska, 29.12.2011. - 31.12.2011

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Glass packaging; glass recycling; waste management

Sažetak
A wide range of products is produced from glass, since glass is a very widespread packaging material. The production of glass requires the usage of a big quantity of raw materials (silica sand, soda, dolomite, feldspar), and the production cycle itself is extremely energy demanding, so that substantial quantities of energy have to be consumed. The use of old collected and recycled glass reduces the need for the basic raw materials, thus saving energy. Old glass can be remolten several times, not losing in quality. It is used as valuable raw material for the production of glass packaging. From one ton of waste glass, with the addition of energy, one ton of new glass jars will be obtained. The objective of this paper is to present the procedure of collecting and recycling the glass packaging in the Republic of Croatia, which makes it possible to obtain raw material (glass cullet) from the “waste”. This raw material is reused for the production of new glass containers, thus preserving the environment and saving the energy.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Strojarstvo

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