Knauf Insulation and Veolia have opened a 60,000 tonnes/year glass recycling facility
Knauf Insulation and Veolia have opened a 60,000 tonnes/year glass recycling facility in St Helens, UK. The facility uses technology to sort and separate glass at a micro-level, delivering an ultra-pure glass cullet, using machinery such as vibrating screens for size sorting, magnets to extract ferrous materials and eddy current separators for non-ferrous materials.
The facility enables Knauf Insulation to secure its glass supply and maximise the use of recycled materials instead of virgin minerals. The glass collected equates to over 350 million bottles thrown out yearly – which could otherwise end up in landfill or pollute the environment.
With an investment of GBP 10 million, and a decade long commitment from Knauf Insulation, both companies are demonstrating their dedication to sustainable and circular manufacturing.
John Sinfield, Managing Director at Knauf Insulation Northern Europe, said: “We have been using recycled glass in our manufacturing process for some time already. As well as securing our glass supply, the quality and consistency that we are getting now from the new facility will enable us to increase further the percentage of glass cullet we use in the manufacture of our glass mineral wool insulation solutions, taking us one step further in our sustainability journey.”
Estelle Brachlianoff, Senior Executive Vice-President at Veolia UK & Ireland, said: “To see our site officially open today is a vote of confidence in our technology and the quality of cullet ...
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