Why recycle flat glass?
Flat glass is used throughout society, from windows and vehicles to solar panels and screens. Producing new flat glass requires large amounts of energy and high-quality silica sand, a finite resource.
09 Nov 2026Today, most discarded flat glass ends up in landfill. In Sweden alone, around 35,000 tonnes flat flass from buildings are landfilled every year. To change this, Ragn-Sells collects and processes old flat glass, which is transformed into a high-quality recycled raw material (cullet) and supplied to Saint-Gobain for the production of new flat glass.
By recycling flat glass into cullet, we can potentially avoid 71% of the emissions associated with an equivalent amount of virgin raw material, while conserving valuable resources and helping secure future access to flat glass.
To increase recycling rates, Ragn-Sells works closely with property owners and other stakeholders to ensure that glass waste is properly sorted and collected, enabling it to remain in circulation rather than being discarded.
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