O-I had informed us that the bottles had to be sorted also however we have since spoken to VISY the beneficiation plant and they have optical sorting lines that sort glass particles larger than 8mm. It is obviously cheaper for O-I to not have to sort the glass if possible.

We are now working with a waste managment company to supply our compact glass bottle crushers to commercial waste generators and setup a collection service for the cullet to be transported back to VISY for sorting. This will reduce the costs for the waste generator and the comapny associated with the collection.

We are working on similar systems in Australia, Canada, USA, UK and also have systems more suited for areas that are too far from glass manufacturers allowing them to crush there glass to a reusable or easily disposable sand.

It is amazing how many misleading recycling systems are in place around the world at present.