glass
Policy
Scottish Government reportedly facing pressure to scrap plans to include glass in its deposit return scheme (DRS) in order to align system with England's plastic bottle and can DRS
31 May 2023
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4 min read
Efficiency
Company has also secured £3.7m government backing to upgrade glassmaking capabilities and drive down emissions
17 April 2023
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3 min read
Biofuel
Replacing fossil gas with sustainable biofuels can cut emissions footprint of glass manufacture by 80 per cent, Pilkington claims
24 February 2022
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3 min read
Policy
Government should publish detailed policy framework to help drive low carbon investment in heavy industry following recent industrial decarbonisation and hydrogen strategies, sustainable business group warns
08 September 2021
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6 min read
Energy
Achievement proves low carbon hydrogen is a viable option to decarbonise of carbon-intensive glass manufacturing sector, according to partners behind trail-blazing scheme
25 August 2021
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4 min read
Supply chain
British Glass sets out potential decarbonisation pathways based on renewables, hydrogen, CCS, and greater recycling levels
20 July 2021
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3 min read
Technology
Drinks giant claims biofuel furnaces tested in trial will reduce carbon footprint of glass manufacturing by 90 per cent and thus boost sustainability of its “grain-to-glass” supply chain
12 April 2021
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3 min read
Work
Experiments to test the applicability of carbon-capture technology for glass manufacturing will be conducted by British firms C-Capture and Pilkington
09 November 2020
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1 min read
Policy
Packaging firm targets the millions of disposable coffee cups used by commuters, which it says are falling through the gaps of the recycling system
02 September 2019
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3 min read
