recycled glass

collocation in English

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recycled
adjective
uk
/ˌriːˈsaɪ.kəld/us
/ˌriːˈsaɪ.kəld/
having been used before and then put through a process so that it can form a ...
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glass
noun
uk
/ɡlɑːs/us
/ɡlæs/
a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and ...
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(Definition ofrecycledandglassfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The firm noted that there were immense production quality problems withrecycledglass.
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Recycledglassis heavy to transport, with the attendant costs of lorries and their pollution.
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If glass is not colour separated,recycledglasscan produce only green glass.
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Recycledglassis a primary material in the construction of new glass.
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It is obvious that melting cullet, as it is called—recycledglass—uses less energy than does making glass from scratch.
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From all sources some 17,000 tonnes more glass was recovered in 1983 than in 1982, making the total ofrecycledglasslast year around 127,000 tonnes.
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From all sources some 17,000 tonnes more glass were recovered in 1983 than in 1982, making the total ofrecycledglasslast year around 127,000 tonnes.
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The company uses fuel-efficient vehicles and video conferencing to reduce its carbon footprint, and the bottles are made from 50 per centrecycledglass.
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The floors on the third floor are made from recycled tires, the terrazzo floor on the first level is made fromrecycledglassand mirrors.
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Glazes have even been made withrecycledglassbottles.
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Therecycledglasssaves on raw materials and energy.
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Recycledglass, especially old sake bottles, was typically used and air bubbles in the glass are a result of the rapid recycling process.
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Although recyclable, glass containers are constituted of varying degrees ofrecycledglass.
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Another common glass ingredient is cullet (recycledglass).
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The use ofrecycledglassin new containers helps save energy.
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These glass-making processes heat raw materials (sand, soda-ash, limestone, andrecycledglass) to produce molten glass.
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Some rock wool containsrecycledglass.
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A wide variety of reused or recycled non-toxic materials are common in natural building, including urbanite (salvaged chunks of used concrete), vehicle windscreens and otherrecycledglass.
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This substrate is made fromrecycledglass.
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