From Waste to Worth: The Expanding Recycled Glass Cullet Market in Spirits
Behind every new bottle of rum, gin, or fine wine lies a hidden commodity that is quietly reshaping the economics of glass manufacturing. Cullet, the technical term for crushed, cleaned recycled glass, has become a prized input for container glass furnaces around the world. The demand for high‑quality, color‑sorted cullet is surging as glassmakers seek to lower energy use, reduce emissions, and...