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How to make recycled glass sand and bottles from glass recycling
Did you know that a modern glass bottle would take 4,000 years or even longer to decompose if placed in a landfill? Have you ever heard that glass bottles can be 100% recycled and reused infinitely?
Yes, this is true. This is why there are more and more glass recycling companies emerging nowadays. Not only can you recycle glass and crush it into recycled glass sand, but you can also make new glass bottles.
Which types of waste glass products can be recycled?
Glass products come in various types such as glass bottles, window glass, tempered glass, and glass jars, but they cannot be recycled together. Because window glass and tempered glass cannot be melted normally in most ordinary glass melting furnaces, it may cause quality problems for new glass products.
Waste glass bottles can be 100% recycled and reused an unlimited number of times without causing any loss of purity or quality. Glass bottles mainly include glass wine bottles, glass beverage bottles, glass jars, broken glass cups, perfume bottles, etc.
However, if you only want to make recycled glass sand, there is no limit to the color of the glass bottles. It doesn’t matter even if you mix them together and crush them.
The manufacturing process of recycled glass sand
Recycled glass sand, also known as crushed glass sand, has a variety of potential uses. Compared with making new bottles from recycled waste glass, it is much easier to produce recycled glass sand, and even anyone can make it at home. The steps to turn glass bottles into recycled glass sand are as follows:
- Classification: Waste glass may be mixed with other materials or debris and needs to be classified first.
- Cleaning: Thoroughly clean the glass bottle to remove any dirt, labels or debris.
- Crushing: Large glass bottles need to be crushed first and then finely crushed. Use a crusher to crush the glass bottle into small pieces.
- Screening: Screen the recycled glass sand to ensure the required size. This can be achieved by using a vibrating screen
Which equipment is suitable for crushing waste glass?
Although there are many different types of crushers that can process glass bottles, such as jaw crushers, roller crushers, impact crushers, etc., only hammer crushers can ideally turn glass bottles into recycled glass sand.
Why is the hammer crusher the best machine for manufacturing glass sand?
The difference between hammer crushers and other hammer crushers: The crushing hammer of the hammer crusher is a continuously moving manganese steel chain belt. Used glassware is sent into the hammering point and then discharged from the grate.
The huge crushing force can produce uniform high-quality products without the need to use multiple units to achieve the necessary output.
Hammer glass crushers take up little space and are low in price, making them particularly suitable for crushing used glass bottles and jars at home. In addition, its structure and installation are simple, and it is easy to operate.
Recycled glass sand is usually used as a substitute for aggregates or gravel and is cheaper, so it does not require higher standards. This means you can crush all the bottles together, no matter what color they are.
