How can I reuse or recycle fibreglass?
We’ve had an email from Kate about a pretty specific thing but the bigger question might be more generally useful:
Can anyone tell me if you can recycle fibre glass? Have 20 fibreglass units used to house the scoring screens in a tenpin bowling centre. Units are old and not resellable but would like to get rid of. Also tubes from the monitors need to go as well?
Any suggestions would be gratefully received.
A random bit of Googling suggests that fibreglass can be recycled but I haven’t found any thing definite or any specific companies that do it. Anyone know any details?
As for the tubes, I don’t know if they’re similar but we’ve discussed standard tube lighting before – but the general idea there seems to be safe disposal rather than recycling. Any other thoughts about that?
We used a scrap of this to make a roof over our doggie door so the dogs don’t step out into the rain.
Kate
Did you manage to find any uses for the old fibreglass, did you find anyone that can recycle the material
Regards
Andy
We are also looking for a solution to glass fibre recycling. We are generating waste in width ranging from 5 mm to 10 mm of glass fibre products.Would be interested to know if there are any solutions for recycling / reuse in any industry
I am involved in the garage door industry. Some garage doors are made of GRP and I have to take several old doors a week to landfill. Come on somebody their are 2500 garage door fitters on the UK lets recycle them. Their must be a way.
did you manage to find out a way of recicling your grp doors
There is a roof panel manufacturer in Scotland who have pioneered this.
They crush the old Fibreglass and then through a process of filtration separate the strands and resin powder. They then turn the strands into Chopped Strand Matting cloth and the powder into filler that can be used to thicken resin.
However, to effectively cope with all the waste they would need to build a plant which would cost millions but they cant get funding from anybody.
There is a discussion about this going on here http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/topic.php?uid=30447695420&topic=11330 get involved!
Hi Tommi
Can you tell the name of the company in Scotland, I work for a waste company who has a reletively small amount of Fibreglass but has no route for recycling and we would like to know more.
do you have the name of the company in scotland???????????????????????????
Only a small outlet but may be of some help. Try contacting any local allotment groups. You’d be amazed at what they will use and what they will use it for. I have just used 11 indoor advertising boards from a supermarket to build my chicken run. They are perfect.
Does anybody know of anywhere that actually recycles or re-uses old fibreglass loft insulation?
fibreglass is used to manufacture exhaust pipes and other local uses
Anyone know how to recycle fibreglass
This german company recycle Fibergralss: http://www.zajons-logistik.de/
hi, is anyone know how to spearte glassfibre from bathtubs?
I know how to recycle resin based fiberglass
Boat manufactures that have scrap resin based fiberglass now have a product that can easily be used
HI Tom
Interested to know more on the firbre glass please let me know
Looking for recycling strategies for GRP/FRP has become a major concern for Europe now as the landfill will sooner or latter be banned. Germany has banned it but now recycling strategy will basically look into collection of the waste.
Just use glass fibre for decorations.
make it for decoration.
Good afternoon, I am from Dallas Texas. Would you know anyone that would accept fiberglass mats from a roofing company? A truck load every other month.
Thank you
Angela Boozer