tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11371805.post4072207728764375029..comments2023-10-26T17:58:00.135+09:00Comments on The Stumbling Engineer: Recycling ClawsChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03461699923609505432noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11371805.post-12176520585391467792009-04-14T07:04:00.000+09:002009-04-14T07:04:00.000+09:00While I can't confirm your comment, it is worth no...While I can't confirm your comment, it is worth noting you are talking about glass which is completely melted and re-formed. The other type of glass recycling is for example coke bottles, which they wash, sterilize and re-use.<BR/><BR/>That said, I want to believe they are crushing the glass for reuse. We just throw all the bottles and jars into one huge bag, often breaking them in the process. However, I have seen a documentary on TV here at the recycling center where there are ladies whose job is to separate all the different bottles into bins as they come down a conveyor line. Maybe some bottles are just cleaned and sterilized...<BR/><BR/>I'll have to ask around.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461699923609505432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11371805.post-3782026789305639462009-04-01T22:21:00.000+09:002009-04-01T22:21:00.000+09:00fun fact: when you recycle glass, it is not actual...fun fact: when you recycle glass, it is not actually recycled. it is not cost-effective; it costs more to melt it down and recycle than it does to actually create glass. so if you put glass in the recycling bin (at least in the US) it just goes and sits somewhere in a big hole.allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547247403708829870noreply@blogger.com