17 May 2019
Innovative Glass Works plan :
the solution to recycle 100% of the glass collected
through curbside recycling
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The Innovative Glass Works plan aims to modernize Quebec sorting centres, and to support the growth of markets, so we can recycle 100% of the glass recovered in Quebec.
Exceptional results:
a secure future for recycled glass
After two years of work by teams of technical experts in five sorting centres, ÉEQ has issued a highly positive report on the future of recycling in Quebec.
We have developed a solution to recycle 100% of the glass Quebecers put in their recycling bins.
An unparalleled rate of purity, thanks to the best sorting equipment available on the market.
All Quebec sorting centres must now be equipped with modern glass processing systems.
The glass from the pilot projects has a second life thanks to the development of local markets.
It’s time to implement the Innovative Glass Works plan in Quebec’s 22 sorting centres and make the province North America’s glass recycling leader!
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Genesis
Strategy
Provide sorting centres with new shockwave implosion equipment to generate recycled glass of higher quality.
Support the commercialization of ecomaterials made from
recycled glass.
Develop new markets.
In practice
After 15 months of experimentation, from September 2017 to December 2018, the Innovative Glass Works plan led to:
5sorting centres
that tested the solution:
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3showcase projects, to assess the potential of the ecomaterials made from the recycled glass:
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Pool filter system
Construction of a new municipal swimming pool in Plessisville.
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Glass powder
Adoption of the CSA standard
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Insulation fill
Sewage system fill in the municipality of Chandler
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It’s time to modernize sorting centre equipment by implementing the solution in the Innovative Glass Works plan.
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46% of the glass in the recycling bin
now recycled
Good news: 46% of the glass collected from curbside recycling, hence the Quebecers’ recycling bin, would now be recycled, according to preliminary data from Recyc-Québec, and this compared to about 20% in 2015, an increase of 140%.