Along with the development of material technology, the function of glass has changed from beverage bottle to high tech electronic applications. Solid waste contains large amount of glass, which is difficult to decompose. The waste glass can not be treated as conventional landfill disposal, since it will shorten the lifecycle of landfill site. The reuse and recycling of waste glass in related industries provides an alternative means for saving energy, air and water pollution reduction and promotion of the national competitivity. This project focused on the evaluation of current status of glass recycling industry and to develop and evaluate the feasibility of new recycling technology of waste glass as raw material for cement and red brick. The contents of this report are summarized as following: 1.The feasibility study of glass recycling in cement production. 2.Draft the technology guideline and related regulations for glass recycling in cement production. 3.The feasibility study of waste glass recycling in public construction. 4.The study on the impact of abovementioned recycling method on the current status of glass recycling industry. 5.The evaluation of current regulations and practices on the recycling of TV and computer monitors and fluorescent lamps. 6.The evaluation of current recycling market shares on the recycling of TV and computer monitors and fluorescent lamps. 7.The feasibility study of waste lead glass recycling as raw material of red bricks. Based on the development of new glass recycling technology, it is therefore concluded that, in addition to the conventional methods, more profitable recycling practice is available for glass recycling. The government and legislation sectors should design more incentive policy to eliminate the potential barrier for more glass recycling. With these incentive measures, recycling industry would be able to devote more efforts to achieve a total solution of glass recycling.

waste glass,recycling technology,public construction