At GlasWeld, we are committed to helping reduce glass waste in our landfills.
By decreasing the amount of glass that goes into landfills, and reducing the need for new glass manufacturing and transportation we can all make a positive environmental impact.
Did you know:
In the United States, 15 million windshields – the equivalent of about 600 million pounds of material – are replaced each year with most winding up in landfills. - The Boston Globe, 2010
- The amount of energy needed to produce one windshield is equal to 10,000 repairs. - Sadechaf Technology, 2007
- By recycling vehicle windshields, the amount of automotive waste in landfills could be reduced by 3 percent; however, due to plastic laminates, windshields are one of the most difficult auto parts to recycle. - Earth911.com, 2011
- Glass takes more than 1 million years to decompose in our landfills. - California Department of Conservation
- Windshield glass is difficult to recycle because much of the glass is 2-ply laminated and contains a PVB layer that must be separated. Integrated heating elements or radio antenna are often embedded within the windshields and cannot be returned to the glass furnace for reworking. - British Glass, Glass Manufacture: A Mass Balance Study, 2005
- The transportation of glass, which is a relatively heavy product, throughout the supply chain results in high levels of transport-related CO2 emissions. - Advances in Glasses and Glass-Ceramics, Frost & Sullivan, 2006
- Glass manufacturing is a high-temperature, energy-intensive activity, resulting in the emission of combustion by-products (sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen oxides) and the high-temperature oxidation of atmospheric nitrogen. - Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines for Glass Manufacturing, World Bank Group, 2007
- It takes 15.2 million BTUs of energy to produce one ton of glass. The manufacturing of one ton of glass can generate as much as 385 pounds of mining waste and 28 pounds of air pollutants. Like the production of other materials, glass manufacturing and usage has negative impacts on the environment. - The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
Why are we bringing these points to light? The more that we all participate in reducing the use of raw materials and the energy needed to produce glass, the better off our environment will be, making glass repair the only environmentally friendly option.
Start saving glass today with windshield repair kits and glass scratch removal kits from GlasWeld and do your part in aiding the positive environmental impact of glass repair.
