Vetropack Straža – prva i zadnja karika u kružnom toku staklene ambalaže

Vetropack Straža – prva i zadnja karika u kružnom toku staklene ambalaže

Vetropack Straža – first and last link in the cyclical life of the glass packaging

Nikola Drašković, Vetropack Straža

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Table of Contents

Vetropack Straža – brief introduction

Container glass fits into principles of circular economy

Why is important to recycle glass?

Glass recycling ratios

Recycling plant

Conclusion


Vetropack Straža – major container glass producer within the region Established in 1860; since 1996 member of the

Vetropack Group 3 furnaces and 11 production lines Nominal production capacity: 248.000 tones Revenues (2013, HRK): 745.6 million Sales (2013, pieces): 924.8 million Employees: 609

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Vetropack Group – mid-sized European container glass producerClick icon to add picture


Container glass fits into principles of circular economyClick icon to add picture


Container glass fits into principles of circular economyClick icon to add picture

Container glass is made of natural raw materials

Glass is 100% recyclable From 1 kg of cullet (recycled glass) we

could produce 1 kg of new bottles and jars, and all over again, indefinitely


Why is important to recycle glass?Click icon to add picture

Reduction in energy consumption (if we recycle one glass bottle, we could save energy sufficient to power a TV or a computer for 20 minutes)

Raw materials preservation Lower water consumption Lower emissions (lower CO2 footprint) Landfill reduction


Cullet reduces energy consumption during melting

Energy consumption reduction, %

Cullet ratio, %



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Glass recycling in Switzerland – a long climb

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100% 95.6%



Glass recycling in Croatia – initial success followed by stagnationClick icon to add picture

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18.87%

58.44% 58.56%57.08%

50.33% 50.58%

45.67%49.22%

56.52%


Recycling plant in Vetropack Straža

The recycling plant was built in 1999 Initial investment: 10 million HRK Capacity: 10 - 12 t/h → annual capacity: 105.000 t 20 workers (2 – 4 shifts)


Recycling plant in Vetropack Straža

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Cullet ratio in production in Vetropack Straža (in % of batch)

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58%54%

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65%69%

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40%

18%

53%

58%60%

24%

36%

42%

35%

18%

28%

41%

49%

38%37%35%

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70%

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Conclusion

Vetropack Straža is the major container glass producer within the region

Container glass fits into principles of circular economy Glass recycling has many positive implications Glass recycling in Croatia lags behind the European

average Vetropack Straža offers its experience in expertise for

the improvement of glass recycling system in Croatia


Vetropack Straža – prva i zadnja karika u kružnom toku staklene ambalaže

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