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the HERALD- Wednesday September Business Pager Halton residents increasingly aware of recycling importance Haltonarea residents are recycling more and more used glass Coloursorted Blue Box glass bought by Consumers Glass from regions recyclers during the first six months of is up 71 percent over the last six mon ths of to 2468 tons from Its projected that tons will Consumers Glass is the major purchaser of Ontarios Blue Box glass which it uses to make new glass containers More glass recycled produces increased revenues for recycling programs in the region which includes Burlington Milton and Hills The trend to greater recycling of used glass containers by householders is a provincewide phenomenon Consumers Glass figures show that from January to June 1990 22857 tons of glass were accepted for recycling in Ontario In July to December 1990 the amount was 43201 tons For the first six months of this year the total was 45596 tons If recycling continues at the cur rent rate 91 tons of Blue Box glass will be recycled in 1991 38 percent more than in the previous year This amount would be suffi cient to cover a football field to a height of feet or 19 storeys tall In 1990 the comparable height would be 137 feet While some of the increase can be attnbutd to expansion of the Blue Box system and new communities coming on line most of it is due to increased par ticipation by Blue Box users says Jim Bacon President Con sumers Glass As Canadas major of glass we would like to say congratulations Ontario householders using the Blue Box deserve a pat on the back Mr Bacon also commends employees of recycling operators who have become ex perienced at sorting glass and discarding Items that cannot in the glassmaking ceramics such as cups and china heat resistant glass cookware and noncontainer glass such as window and drink ing glasses Currently 987 per cent of glass brought in for recycling by Consumers Glass is seated acceptable for recycling as compared to per cent one yeaf ago Consumers Glass has assisted recyclers to become more knowledgeable about glass recycling through seminars con ducted across the province by its Recycling Coordinator for On tario Joe Paradiso From our familiarity with recycling prac tices in Canada and the US there is no doubt that Ontario is currently the leader in glass recycling says Joe While the quantity of glass collected should increase quality now is about as close to perfect as it is every likely to be One result of the higher quality is that in the average price per ton paid to recyclers for their glass increased by per ton to over Glass is a major source of revenues for Ontarios fledgling recycling industry Approximate ly 98 per cent of Blue Box glass is now colorsorted Consumers Glass pays per ton for color- sorted glass the same amount as for raw materials It costs the Company another per ton on average to prepare the glass for the furnaces This additional cost is partially offset by energy sav ings Studies compiled by 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