David Farrelly: Recycling Glass - A Truly Sustainable Activity

The Glass Society of Ireland is made up of people whose interests or professions significantly relate to the specific material of glass.  Drawing from diverse creative and enterprising fields including art, design, craft, research, collecting and the historical context, we are a volunteer-run organisation whose interest in glass provides us with a mutual cause for conversation.It is the primary objective of the Glass Society of Ireland to continue to support established practitioners in Glass whilst fostering new talent. We also aim to create opportunities to communicate with each other and to engage with new audiences. This is achieved through a number of platforms: exhibition-making, holding events such as conferences, workshops and public talks, networking through social media and information distribution through our website, blog and monthly e-bulletin. Through these activities, professional connections are established both nationally and internationally.

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David Farrelly, General Manager with Glassco Recycling talks about how the recycling of glass packaging is a truly sustainable activity.

SUMMER GLASS FESTIVAL June 17-21st/2022

A series of nationwide events, happenings and seminars, online and in reality with a focus on Conservation, Technology, Alternative Energy Sources & Well Being. Check out Glasssocietyofireland.ie / theirishglassroad.ie an interactive map for information.

Event InformationThe recycling of glass packaging is a truly sustainable activity. When glass in deposited into bring banks around Ireland, this glass is collected, processed and remelted into new glass bottles and jars on the island of Ireland. The use of recycled glass (cullet) in furnaces to manufacture new glass packaging takes less energy to melt than using the glass raw materials of soda ash, limestone and silica sand. The more cullet that can be used in the batch process to make glass bottles the higher the saving on energy required and the lower the CO2 footprint.About Glassco Recycling Glassco Recycling is Irelands largest glass recycling company accounting for the recycling of over 75% of all the glass deposited in bring banks by members of the public across c.1250 bring sites nationwide. The company collected, processed and marketed more than 137,000 tonnes of glass and cans in 2021. Glassco Recycling is unique amongst recycling companies in Ireland in terms of the diversity of its workplace. The company has long been an employer of people with special needs and currently the company employs 11 people with special needs out of a total workforce of 81.BiographyDavid Farrelly (General Manager of Glassco Recycling) has held a number of management positions within companies involved in the Irish recycling sector. He also represents Ireland at FERVER which is the European association for glass recycling companies.

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