Glass is a versatile material that offers innumerable applications in many areas. One widely used application is to store food and beverages. Besides being impervious to foreign objects, it is an inert material and provides practically infinite recycling potential. It is considered easy to recycle glass bottles and jars by crushing them to an appropriate size, then cleaning and sorting the cullet to remove contaminants. However, the process becomes more difficult when the glass breaks into small...
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- University Arizona State University
- Program Project Cities
- Sustainable Development Goals 09 Industry Innovation and Infrastructure, 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities, 12 Responsible Consumption and Production, 15 Life on Land, 17 Partnerships for the Goals
- University Department Environmental Science & Technology
- Status Completed
- Lead Local Gov / Community Partner Org Name City of Peoria