glass

'World first': Sheet glass produced with hydrogen at UK plant for first time

Energy

'World first': Sheet glass produced with hydrogen at UK plant for first time

Achievement proves low carbon hydrogen is a viable option to decarbonise of carbon-intensive glass manufacturing sector, according to partners behind trail-blazing scheme

clock 25 August 2021 • 4 min read

Supply chain

'Exciting but challenging': Britain's glass industry unveils 2050 net zero vision

British Glass sets out potential decarbonisation pathways based on renewables, hydrogen, CCS, and greater recycling levels

clock 20 July 2021 • 3 min read

Technology

'A truly momentous occasion for glass': Diageo produces glass whisky bottles in waste-powered furnaces

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

clock 12 April 2021 • 3 min read

Work

Green glass: Carbon capture project to tackle glass manufacturing emissions

Experiments to test the applicability of carbon-capture technology for glass manufacturing will be conducted by British firms C-Capture and Pilkington

clock 09 November 2020 • 1 min read

Policy

DS Smith targets 'commuter coffee waste' with new workplace collection scheme

Packaging firm targets the millions of disposable coffee cups used by commuters, which it says are falling through the gaps of the recycling system

clock 02 September 2019 • 3 min read

Recycling

Sainsbury's launches first English deposit return scheme to include glass

Retailer teams up with TOMRA to trial 'all in' deposit return scheme at Berkshire store

clock 27 August 2019 • 2 min read

Waste

Glass and metal no solution to bottled water's single use footprint, study argues

New study from environmental think tank Green Alliance finds canned water products are only fractionally better for the environment than plastic bottles

clock 06 August 2019 • 4 min read