Among a lot of the alternatives that we need to choose in order to move towards a circular, regenerative economy, most impactful differences come from redesign of upstream processes. Many of these involve a product or material redesign or larger industrial transformation.
Last month, this blog received a valuable comment from Jerry Turner of Vitro Minerals. He reminded readers that glass is one of those materials that is ideally suited to recycling over and over again. With glass powders now being used in industrial primers, roof coatings and various sealants, he points out that recycled glass gives coating formulators another tool to increase their sustainability.
