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Glass recycling

Cost-efficient, even for difficult glass composites

Glass surrounds us every day – and as its use grows, so does the amount of glass waste. We supply the technology to process even difficult glass composites economically.

Bottles and ordinary flat glass have been recycled almost everywhere for decades. In recent years, laminated glass processing has also continued to develop, as demand for glass and PVB is rising. In addition, there are glass-aluminium composites from container glass, fine glass with heavy contamination and end-of-life PV modules.

Typical feed materials

Laminated glassSafety glassWindscreensFlat glassContainer glassColoured glassFine glassPV modules
Glass recycling: material before and after the process

Laminated glass with Recyglass®

Cleanly separating glass and PVB film

With the Recyglass® system, you separate laminated glass and windscreens dry into clean glass, PVB film and residues.

Feed: laminated glass panes
Feed: laminated glass panes

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PVB film after the Recyglass® system
PVB film after the Recyglass® system

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End product: glass
End product: glass

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Our solutions for glass

The right process for every material

Laminated glass and windscreens

Laminated glass and windscreens

Recyglass® with PTG shredder, PTRG hammer mill and PTT trommel screen, in operation in Europe and the USA.

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Windscreens, mobile and stationary

Windscreens, mobile and stationary

Windscreen recycling plants as a mobile or stationary solution.

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Separating glass from aluminium caps

Separating glass from aluminium caps

The PTRF fine grinder separates aluminium-glass composites from container glass, results below.

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Fine glass and residual glass

Fine glass and residual glass

Precise processing of heavily contaminated residual glass with the PTRF.

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PV modules

PV modules

Recyglass® Solar Recycling: fully mechanical processing of end-of-life solar modules without dismantling.

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Container and flat glass

Container and flat glass

Shredders and mills for bottles, container glass and flat glass.

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Separating glass from aluminium caps

Maximum glass removal from aluminium-glass composites

Aluminium caps from container glass are usually firmly attached to glass residues. The PTRF fine grinder reduces the glass to fine powder while the caps remain largely intact. The result is a pure aluminium fraction and around 30 % recovered glass.

Feed: aluminium caps with high glass content
Feed: aluminium caps with high glass content
Over 10 mm: pure aluminium caps, 65 %
Over 10 mm: pure aluminium caps, 65 %
3–10 mm: aluminium-organic mixed fraction, 5 %
3–10 mm: aluminium-organic mixed fraction, 5 %
1–3 mm: glass-organic fine fraction, approx. 3 %
1–3 mm: glass-organic fine fraction, approx. 3 %
0–1 mm: finest glass fraction, approx. 27 %
0–1 mm: finest glass fraction, approx. 27 %

Our machines for glass

The right technology for your application

PTG shredder

PTG shredder

Tears film-reinforced panes into small pieces for subsequent separation.

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PTRG hammer mill

PTRG hammer mill

Separates glass and PVB film without further reducing the film.

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PTRF fine grinder

PTRF fine grinder

Single or twin rotor, for mineral feed up to 30 mm.

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PTT trommel screen

PTT trommel screen

Classifies glass and separates film pieces.

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Insights into our projects

Glass recycling in practice

Feeding laminated glass
Feeding laminated glass
PTG 4 for laminated glass and bottles
PTG 4 for laminated glass and bottles
PTT 1000-180 trommel screen
PTT 1000-180 trommel screen
Recyglass® PTRG 100-67
Recyglass® PTRG 100-67
PVB recycling with Recyglass®
PVB recycling with Recyglass®
Glass processing at Prall-Tec
Glass processing at Prall-Tec

Your glass – our solution

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