Ardagh Group's Recycled Glass Briquettes win Sustainability Award
LUXEMBOURG, Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardagh (NYSE: ARD) has won a Sustainability Award in the inaugural 'Pre-Commercialised Innovation' category for its method of producing remeltable briquettes from the fine particle glass rejected during the recycling process, allowing
The rejected glass makes up
Driven by the goal to maximise cullet recovery for remelt, Ardagh worked with various partners to develop the recipe and method to produce briquettes from the rejected glass, which can be melted safely in the furnace without any adverse effects – closing the recycling loop.
The award attracted 63 entries from across the world and was narrowed down to the top 5 in Packaging Europe's online awards event. On being announced the winner, Brendan O'Meara from Ardagh's European Glass Cullet team commented:
"We're incredibly proud to win the Sustainability Award, particularly with such strong competition. The potential of the briquettes to recover
Ardagh's Chief Sustainability Officer, John Sadlier, added ''We are delighted to receive recognition for this particularly important project that supports us in achieving our ambitious sustainability targets. We hope the additional cullet available as briquettes will help to achieve the ultimate objective of
For more on Ardagh's development of the briquettes, please visit https://packagingeurope.com/finalist-interviews-ardagh-group-increased-recycling-cullet/
Notes to the editor
Ardagh Group is a global supplier of infinitely recyclable, metal and glass packaging for the world's leading brands. Ardagh operates 56 metal and glass production facilities in 12 countries, employing over 16,000 people with global sales of approximately
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