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THREE STEP PROCESS When glass gets to the recycling plant it goes through three main steps in order to get officially recycled. The first step of the glass recycling process is called the Separation of Contaminants. In this step the glass that has color mixing or other contaminants are used to insulate fiberglass or be part of concrete. The second step of recycling glass is called cullet creation. Cullet (crushed glass) is made by melting bottles and jars in a furnace. The furnace will burn any labels that were left on the specific product. But before any product reaches the furnace they must be checked to make sure the metal lid was not left on. This could harm and/or break the furnace. Cullet is used to make new glass. The last and final step to glass recycling is called Reformation. Cullet is the main ingredient in any glass product that was recycled. In this step the melted cullet from the furnace is molded into the specific shape necessary (bottle or jar). After 30 days that a product has entered the process it will then be put onto a shelf for others to use. Without this product we would not be able to make many products that we use today (from recycled materials).

PRODUCTS [] Fiberglass, Fractionators is used for matched and ammunition. Glass is an ingredient in concrete and highway reflective paint. This is used every day on the roads. Recycled glass also turns into sand on the beach that has been "depleted" by erosion. 80 percent of recycled glass ends up in bottles and jars and the other 20 percent ends up as the other materials that were mentioned above. These products are products that we see and use every day. While we are using these products we are also saving money by not making new products from not recycled glass. BENEFITS [] Unlike paper, plastic and other recycled materials, glass can be recycled for up to one million years without losing purity or quality. This also means that if glass is not recycled it goes to a landfill where it takes up more and more room because it cannot disappear. But if it is recycled it can be made into so many more things that we can reuse for a million years, rather than making new products, which costs tons of money. When Cullet is being melted in the furnace, it is using 40 percent less energy to be melted because it is being melted at a lower temperature than any other virgin ingredient. Recycling is a simple process where it saves money to make new products that we use and see every day.