Hello,
I’ve been asked to bid the deconstruction of the storefront glass in this building that is due to be deconstructed. One of the bid requirements is to find the best use for all of the glass and frames.
Ideally, the successful bidder will find a potential buyer for the glass and frames, who will be able to reuse it on their own project.
Failing that, the aluminum is easily recycled, but what environmentally responsible options are there for the recycling of the glass?
Thanks for all input.
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That's a good question, I want to know myself. All we've been able to do is strip out the aluminum and recycle it, and give a few glass panels to gardeners who want to make cold frames.
My glass company has always taken the glass to reuse as temporary panes in new storefronts.
environmentally responsible options are there for the recycling of the glass?
Glass is great big pices of sand.
Or, you can ship it to me and I'll use it.
Or you can craigs list it and gardeners will line up to get it.
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We've considered the garden uses, but this glass has a lot of tinting, I'm not sure if gardener types like that?
The glass? Donate to a 'rebuild-it' center specializing in construction materials recycling. I use door glass for glass railings (e.g. on decks or other horizontal applications). You just separate the glass w/ a utility knife and voila ... safety glass for railings (actually, not 'railings', but bllastrades ... I think they are called).
The upper glass? Is it tempered?
Donating to the rebuild centers is our default option all the time.
This contractor is asking us to look for people who want to reuse the entire storefront assemblies as is.
The Deconstruct Contractor usually has a big sale at the job site to liquidate all of the useful materials. I'm guessing that he doesn't have high hopes for demand of preowned Storefront systems.
I've heard that the deltas are sinking. Maybe you could toss it into the delta to raise them?
Call junkhound.
Seems a little advertisement in the right circles and the folks'll be sitting there waiting for you to remove the windows.
Edited 9/23/2009 5:45 pm ET by rez
glass is 100% recyclable. it take less energy to recycle glass, as opposed to making new glass.
Best thing to do is recycle the glass and aluminum immediately, unless you can find a receiver very quickly. Otherwise you are stuck with storage charges, and handling it twice. Both glass and aluminum recycle very well."Put your creed in your deed." Emerson
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