Vlakglas Recycling Nederland Stichting

In 2000, Dutch sheet glass manufacturers launched an initiative to set up a voluntary recycling scheme in order to meet their responsibilities as producers of sheet glass. This non-profit organization coordinates all the activities associated with recycling and collecting waste glass in an efficient, environmentally friendly manner and at the lowest possible cost. It supports and coordinates the participating companies and agencies; it also oversees the collection of the recycling fee and acts as an information point for all those involved. Furthermore, the foundation promotes awareness of and enthusiasm for recycling glass. The government has also demonstrated its commitment to this process by legislating for the sheet glass recycling levy for double glazing. Recycling in figures If sheet glass is not collected separately, but disposed of as regular construction and demolition waste, this means a CO 2 burden of 620 kilos. If 10% cullet is added to the mix of raw materials for glass production, 5% less CO 2 is emitted. If 10% cullet is added to the mix of raw materials for glass production, 2.5% less energy is used. One kilo of cullet can replace about 1.2 kilos of fresh raw materials in glass production. Recycling 20 cm 2 of glass saves energy equivalent to lighting a 60-watt light bulb for four hours. In 2024, Vlakglas Recycling Nederland collected 85,834 tonnes of waste sheet glass. This saves the equivalent of 9,956,744 kilos of CO 2 .