Waste recycling seminar
FCC Ámbito participated in the techni-
cal seminar last 11 June at the Interna-
tional Urbanism and Environmental Fair
(TECMA) which was organised by the
National Association of Environmental
Auditors and Verifiers (ANAVAM, Spa-
Recycling
3,000 bottles of glass
saves more than one
tonne of raw material
which defines the criteria for determining
when recycled glass is no longer conside-
red refuse.
The great advantages of glass recycling,
both economic as well as environmental, is
worth mentioning.
It is necessary to reach a temperature of
1500ºC in the furnace. The use of cullet
makes it possible to save 1% of energy for
each 4% of cullet which also reduces the
emission of CO
2
and other gases during the
smelting process. Increasing the recycling
of glass bottles reduces the need for raw
materials thereby minimising the environ-
mental impact generated by its mining ex-
traction.
nish acronym). The subject of the semi-
nar was “Waste recycling”, specifically on
waste that is governed by specific regu-
lations for its declassification as waste.
FCC Ámbito described its experience in
the glass sector, on how glass enters the
company’s facilities as refuse and comes
out as recovered glass. The speaker at
this event was the manager of this activi-
ty, Carlos Mallén Loras.
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