commercial fabricated and art glass industries. Most glass is comprised of 15-30% recycled content, but UltraGlas-E transforms the scrap glass into “beach glass” and sandwiches these pebbles in between steel grids. These panels can then be used indoors or out- as doors, walls, fences, gates, signage, balustrades and water features. The steel mesh grid can be powder coated, polished stainless or have patina for a variety of finish options. According to the Citizens Campaign Recycling Report in 2009, over 75% of the nation’s glass winds up in landfills due to lack of demand and the low cost of raw glass. In an effort to assist the restoration of landfills and to save energy, UltraGlas developed this process to repurpose this scrap. Earning up to almost 3 LEED credits for its usage, the new building components either save the hauling, heating and redistribution of otherwise recycling architectural glass, or increasing landfill waste. n ultraglas.com 16
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