CRT Glass Recycler Opens

“Basically, EcoGlass Recycling deals only with CRT glass because there isn’t a company that does that,” Charles McFadden of EcoGlass explains. “Some deal with CRT glass and other electronics or other glass.”

The company bases its process on existing research concerning processing techniques and separation technology, McFadden says. The processing equipment, dubbed an EcoProcessor, resembles a pulverizer, though the process also involves cleaning and filtration. The resulting product is dependant on the processing speed and media involved, McFadden adds.

The glass is divided into leaded and unleaded streams, with 90 percent of the leaded stream returning to the CRT manufacturing process, McFadden says. The unleaded portion can go into marbles, fiberglass, sand blasting and aggregate markets.

EcoGlass expects to have its EPA identification in two weeks, followed shortly by its New Jersey Department of Environmental certification. At that point, it will be the only CRT glass recycler with N.J. DEP certification, McFadden says.

Additional information on EcoGlass Recycling is available on-line at www.ecoglassrecycling.com.