Carib Glassworks Limited

Carib Glassworks Limited

• Carib Glass is a Glass Manufacturing Plant which requires Recycled Glass in the process of new Glass.
• We require approx. 1000-1500 Metric Tonnes of Recycled Glass for this process.

Facts

• Glass - the only packaging that can be used again and again.
• Glass is made from the simplest of ingredients - silica sand, soda ash and limestone. It contains no chemicals or substances that can harm the environment. Best of all, it is naturally 100% recyclable.
• When the glass food or beverage container you recycle is crushed, it has virtually returned to its natural state, ready to be made into another glass bottle or jar. This recycling process can continue indefinitely: today's jam jar is next month's juice bottle, honey jar, pickle bottle, coffee jar, liquor container.....
• Recycled Glass is called Cullet.
• Cullet comes in different colors:
  Flint – clear
  Amber – brown
  Green
• Container glass is made of simple, natural ingredients: silica sand, soda ash and limestone.
• A variable percentage of recycled glass (cullet) can be added to the raw materials to reduce the amount of virgin raw materials used.
• The variable percentage is based on the consistency of supply and quality.
• The use of recycled glass conserves raw materials, and the energy used to make glass, while at the same time reducing solid waste.

How is Container Glass made?
Container glass can be made in many different colours, with the most common colours being flint (clear); amber or brown, produced by the addition of iron-sulphide; various shades of green, produced by adding iron-chromite.

The glass container manufacturing process begins when raw materials are received and stored in silos. These materials are then transferred through a gravity feed system to a weigher and mixer, where the materials are mixed with cullet (recycled glass) to ensure a homogeneous melting. feeder to the melting furnace.

The furnace most commonly used is a continuous regenerative furnace capable of producing between 90 and 360 tonnes of glass per day. The glass melts at 1500 degrees centigrade as it passes to the front of the furnace.

Once the glass is shaped into a container, it is inspected and prepared for shipment to market.

Any damaged or defective glass is transferred back to the batch plant to be used as cullet.

Only container glass can be used to make new containers.

The reason is that, although most glass is made from silica sand, soda ash and limestone, container glass has a distinct and different formulation.

Window glass, drinking glass, crystal or laboratory glass, if put in for recycling, will cause quality problems for the glass container industries using recycled glass.

More Facts

• Approx. 16 Million Glass Bottles or 4 Thousand Tons on a monthly basis.
• Includes Imported Glass Bottles.

How can you assist?

Have your Glass Bottles picked up or delivered & Recycle at Carib Glass:
You choose to deliver, or have us collect based on your needs
Partner with us and become a vital Supplier in the Recycling Team

Process
We will Pay
TT$ 600.00 Per MTon Delivered to Carib Glass.
TT$ 400.00 Per MTon Carib Glass collects.
Contractor Partnership
Supported by Carib Glass Marketing & Advertising trust Contractors to supply combined total of up to 1000 MTons of Cullet.
• Corporate Partnership
• Sharing of Corporate Responsibility by placing Bins throughout corporate T&T, along with Hotels and Bars.
• We will Provide
Carib Glass will provide – metal bins, plastic bins, drums and crocus bags for making glass bottle separation easy.

• Deliver to Carib Glass
Come-in to Carib Glass at our compound, the Cullet will be weighed at the weighbridge scale.
Small Bags will be weighed and Cash provided.
• Carib Glass collects
Carib Glass will collect Bottles at Public location, a receipt will be given, upon arrival at Carib Glass a weighbridge receipt will be provided and cash or cheque will be arranged for.

Other Activities
• Coastal Clean-up
Partnering with National Planning Committee of Trinidad and Tobago for Coastal Clean-up’s.
• Partnering with Stakeholders
Carib Glass continues to partner with all Stakeholders – Governmental Ministries, Local Government Bodies, Solid Waste Management Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SWMCOL) and the EMA on Recycling.

Will continue to assist as a Manufacturer in support of the Beverage Container Bill or any other Bill or Act in support of Waste Separation.

Contact: Dave or Shameer at Carib Glassworks Limited at 662 2231/7
Ext 327/286

Carib Glass Works: Carib Brewery Compound
Eastern Main Road,
Champ Fluers