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RECYCLING <br />ASSOCIATION <br />of Minnesota <br />Glass <br />Container <br />Recycling <br />rt <br />We all know that recycling glass is important. Glass is infinitely recyclable with <br />no loss to its strength, purity, or quality, and unless broken, glass takes up a lot <br />of landfill space. New companies have moved into Minnesota to recover the <br />glass cullet for recycling. <br />Where Glass Goes for Recycling: <br />• Anchor Glass (Located in Shakopee, MN): Anchor Glass recycles <br />various colors of glass that is made into new glass bottles and food <br />containers. www.anchorglass.com <br />• Blue Skies Glassworks (Located in Duluth): Each year, Blue Skies <br />Glassworks uses 1,000 pounds of plate glass (not recyclable curbside) to <br />make sculptures and other works of art. www.blueskiesglassworks.com <br />• eCullet (Located in St. Paul): With over 60 years of glass processing <br />experience, eCullet opened in plant in St. Paul in 2008. Using a four-way <br />color sorting machine they collect glass from drop off centers and MRFs, <br />process the glass, and sell the cullet back to manufacturers to make new <br />jars and bottles. www.ecullet.com <br />• Strategic Materials (Located in St. Paul): Strategic Materials set up a <br />new plant in St. Paul in 2011. With over 40 locations in North America, <br />Strategic Materials sells over 2 million tons of glass cullet each year. <br />www.strategicmaterials.com <br />How Glass Recycling Helps Minnesota's Economy: <br />• By substituting recycled glass for only half of the raw materials, the <br />production waste is cut by more than 80%. Mining and transporting raw <br />materials for glass produces about 385 pounds of waste for every ton of <br />glass that's made. <br />• Glass not suitable to be manufactured back into glass containers feed <br />other industries who use recycled glass to make things like: flooring, <br />countertops, tiles, abrasives, roadwork additives, and other items. <br />How Glass Recycling Helps Minnesota's Environment: <br />• In 2009 Minnesotans recycled over 128,000 tons of glass. <br />• The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light <br />bulb for four hours. It also causes 20% less air pollution and 50% less <br />water pollution than when a new bottle is made from raw materials. <br />Recycling Association of Minnesota <br />852 B East Lake Street <br />Wayzata, Minnesota 55391 <br />Office: 651-641-4589 Website: recycleminnesota.org <br />