Environmental
Credentials
Glas Weld specialise in repairing
screens not replacing them. Unlike many other companies that
say they will repair but actually earn more money from replacement
we repair approx double the number of screens as a percentage
than our competitors.
Why do we only repair?
Is Glass Green
It takes approximately 1 million
years for a windscreen to break down in a landfill.
Repairing one windscreen (Not Replacing) saves enough energy to light a 100-watt
light bulb for 34 hours or operate a television
Windscreens
• 12 Million Replacements
(US)
• Average Weight - 25
Lbs
• Estimated Weight -
300 Million Pounds
• 144 Million Square
Feet of waste per year
Energy Consumption
A considerable amount of energy
is required to transform raw materials into glass. It takes 15.2
million BTU's of energy to produce 1 ton of glass. That is equal
to 7,600 BTU's for one pound of glass! In addition, the manufacturing
of one ton of glass can generate as much as 385 pounds of mining
waste and 28 pounds of air pollutants. Like other materials,
glass manufacturing and usage has negative impacts on the environment.
Climate Change & Waste
Everyone knows that reducing waste
is good for the environment. What most people don''t know is
that solid waste reduction and recycling help address global
climate change.
How? - By decreasing the amount
of heat-trapping greenhouse gases that are linked to everyday
rubbish. The manufacture, distribution, and use of products as
well as management of the resulting waste– all result in greenhouse
gas emissions. Waste prevention and recycling reduce greenhouse
gases associated with these activities by reducing methane emissions,
saving energy, and increasing forest carbon sequestration.
Air Pollutants
• Estimated Weight 300
Million Pounds(US)
• Average Weight 25
Lbs.
• 4 Pounds Mining Waste
Per Pound Of Glass Waste Per Year
• 12 Billions Pounds
of Mining Waste Per Year
Energy Consumption
• Estimated Weight 300
Million Pounds(US)
• Average Weight 25
Lbs.
• 7600 BTU''s Per Pound
• 2,280,000,000,000
BTU''s Per Year
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