Bottles are able to be recycled and this is generally a positive option. Bottles are collected via kerbside collection or returned using a bottle deposit system. Currently just over half of plastic bottles are recycled globally.[1] About 1 million plastic bottles are bought around the world every minute and only about 50% are recycled.[1]
There are a large number of benefits to recycling glass bottles, not only for the manufacturing of new bottles but also for the production of other materials that can be used in different contexts. Clean glass bottles are 100% recyclable, can be substituted for up to 95% of raw material, and can be recycled ad-infinitum without the loss of purity or quality.[2] Recycled glass also has a variety of uses outside of the production of new bottles. The least beneficial of these uses is when glass bottles are sifted, crushed down, and mixed with food refuse to create dirty mixed cullet. Mixed cullet has few uses outside of being used as and alternative to traditional landfill daily cover.[3] Alternatively, smaller and unrecoverable pieces of glass are ground down into a fine powder and used as a high grade sand alternative for the production of concrete.[4]
Recoverable glass is often sorted by colour as different colour glass has a variety of uses and values. In the United States, recovered green glass is primarily shipped to Europe to produce wine bottles, brown glass is sold domestically to beer bottlers, and clear glass, the most valuable of the three can be used to replace up to 30 percent of virgin material in the production of new glass.[3] In recent years, extended producer responsibility (has come to the forefront of the debate concerning glass bottle recycling due to glass being very easy to clean and reuse, and its innate cradle to cradle design properties. Recycled glass is a necessity, as without it, manufacturers would not be able to keep up with the demand for new glass containers.[2]
Recycling one glass bottle can save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes.[5] In fact for every 10% of cullet added to the production of a new bottle, energy usage goes down by 3-4%.[2] Recycling one ton of glass can save approximately 42 kWh of energy which translates to 7.5 pounds of air pollutants not being released into the atmosphere.[6]
PET bottles are mostly recycled as a raw material. In many countries, PET plastics are coded with the resin identification code number "1" inside the universal recycling symbol, usually located on the bottom of the container.[7]
HDPE bottlesedit
HDPE is commonly used in bottles, particularly bottles (or jugs) of milk. Recycling code 2 is applicable. In the US, only about 30-35% of HDPE bottles are recycled.[8]
Legislationedit
Container deposit legislation are laws passed by city, state, provincial, or national governments. They require a deposit on bottles to be collected when sold and reimbursed when returned.
In May 2018 the Israeli Ministry Impose EUR 12 m Fine on Bottle Manufacturers and Importers that Didn't Meet Collection Targets.
Environmental comparisonsedit
Many potential factors are involved in environmental comparisons of returnable vs non-returnable systems. Researchers have often used life cycle analysis methodologies to balance the many diverse considerations. Often the comparisons show benefits and problems with all alternatives. It helps provide an objective view of a complex subject.[9][10]
Reuse of bottles requires a reverse logistics system, cleaning and, sanitizing bottles, and an effective Quality Management System. A key factor with glass milk bottles is the number of cycles of uses to be expected. Breakage, contamination, or other loss reduces the benefits of returnables. A key factor with one-way recyclables is the recycling rate: In the US, only about 30-35% of HDPE bottles are recycled.
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^"2016 United States National Postconsumer Plastic Bottle Recycling Report" (PDF). Association of Plastic Rcyclers. 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^Van Doorsselaer, K; Fox (September–October 1999), "Estimation of the energy needs in life cycle analysis of one-way and returnable glass packaging", Packaging Technology and Science, 12 (5): 235–239, doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1522(199909/10)12:5<235::AID-PTS474>3.0.CO;2-W
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Some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable Please help this article by looking for better more reliable sources Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bottles are able to be recycled and this is generally a positive option Bottles are collected via kerbside collection or returned using a bottle deposit system Currently just over half of plastic bottles are recycled globally 1 About 1 million plastic bottles are bought around the world every minute and only about 50 are recycled 1 Contents 1 Glass bottles 2 PET bottles 3 HDPE bottles 4 Legislation 5 Environmental comparisons 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksGlass bottles editThere are a large number of benefits to recycling glass bottles not only for the manufacturing of new bottles but also for the production of other materials that can be used in different contexts Clean glass bottles are 100 recyclable can be substituted for up to 95 of raw material and can be recycled ad infinitum without the loss of purity or quality 2 Recycled glass also has a variety of uses outside of the production of new bottles The least beneficial of these uses is when glass bottles are sifted crushed down and mixed with food refuse to create dirty mixed cullet Mixed cullet has few uses outside of being used as and alternative to traditional landfill daily cover 3 Alternatively smaller and unrecoverable pieces of glass are ground down into a fine powder and used as a high grade sand alternative for the production of concrete 4 Recoverable glass is often sorted by colour as different colour glass has a variety of uses and values In the United States recovered green glass is primarily shipped to Europe to produce wine bottles brown glass is sold domestically to beer bottlers and clear glass the most valuable of the three can be used to replace up to 30 percent of virgin material in the production of new glass 3 In recent years extended producer responsibility has come to the forefront of the debate concerning glass bottle recycling due to glass being very easy to clean and reuse and its innate cradle to cradle design properties Recycled glass is a necessity as without it manufacturers would not be able to keep up with the demand for new glass containers 2 Recycling one glass bottle can save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes 5 In fact for every 10 of cullet added to the production of a new bottle energy usage goes down by 3 4 2 Recycling one ton of glass can save approximately 42 kWh of energy which translates to 7 5 pounds of air pollutants not being released into the atmosphere 6 PET bottles editMain article PET bottle recycling PET bottles are mostly recycled as a raw material In many countries PET plastics are coded with the resin identification code number 1 inside the universal recycling symbol usually located on the bottom of the container 7 HDPE bottles editHDPE is commonly used in bottles particularly bottles or jugs of milk Recycling code 2 is applicable In the US only about 30 35 of HDPE bottles are recycled 8 Legislation editContainer deposit legislation are laws passed by city state provincial or national governments They require a deposit on bottles to be collected when sold and reimbursed when returned In May 2018 the Israeli Ministry Impose EUR 12 m Fine on Bottle Manufacturers and Importers that Didn t Meet Collection Targets Environmental comparisons editMany potential factors are involved in environmental comparisons of returnable vs non returnable systems Researchers have often used life cycle analysis methodologies to balance the many diverse considerations Often the comparisons show benefits and problems with all alternatives It helps provide an objective view of a complex subject 9 10 Reuse of bottles requires a reverse logistics system cleaning and sanitizing bottles and an effective Quality Management System A key factor with glass milk bottles is the number of cycles of uses to be expected Breakage contamination or other loss reduces the benefits of returnables A key factor with one way recyclables is the recycling rate In the US only about 30 35 of HDPE bottles are recycled See also editPlastic recycling Glass container industry Reverse vending machine Glass crusher Oregon Bottle Bill History of bottle recycling in the United StatesReferences edit a b BottleRecycle org FOR CLEANER WORLD bottlerecycle org Archived from the original on 2018 08 21 Retrieved 2018 06 01 a b c Glass Recycling Facts Glass Packaging Institute www gpi org a b MacBride S 2013 Recycling reconsidered the present failure and future promise of environmental action in the United States Cambridge MA MIT Press Concrete evidence that glass can replace sand www sustainabilitymatters net au Glass part of the circular economy by recycling www cdenviro com Retrieved 2019 01 24 Frequently Asked Questions Benefits of Recycling Land Buildings amp Real Estate lbre stanford edu Welle Frank 2011 09 01 Twenty years of PET bottle to bottle recycling An overview Resources Conservation and Recycling 55 11 865 875 doi 10 1016 j resconrec 2011 04 009 ISSN 0921 3449 2016 United States National Postconsumer Plastic Bottle Recycling Report PDF Association of Plastic Rcyclers 2017 Retrieved 12 October 2018 Van Doorsselaer K Fox September October 1999 Estimation of the energy needs in life cycle analysis of one way and returnable glass packaging Packaging Technology and Science 12 5 235 239 doi 10 1002 SICI 1099 1522 199909 10 12 5 lt 235 AID PTS474 gt 3 0 CO 2 W Spitzly David 1997 Life Cycle Design of Milk and Juice Packaging PDF U S Environmental Protection Agency retrieved 29 June 2014 המשרד להגנת הסביבהExternal links editContainer Recycling Institute in French EcoARK Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bottle recycling amp oldid 1120479488, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
