Glass manufacturer reduces waste using recovery, reclamation process

Float and patterned-glass manufacturer PFG currently generates about 30% less waste for every 1 000 t that it melts, compared with the waste it generated seven years ago, owing to the manufacturer’s glass recovery and reclamation facility, says PFG sales director Bob van Schelt. The facility, in Springs, Ekurhuleni, has been improved incrementally since it was established five years ago to increase the company’s throughput and efficiency. It recovers and reprocesses broken windscreens and waste glass, and is a standalone plant with its own equipment, infrastructure and staff.