Over 97.5 million metric tons of glass are discarded each year in the world. Yet, due to glass contamination, only 37% of it is recycled into new glass. The goal of this project was to assist the Venetian startup, Rehub, in industrializing the process of upcycling glass waste into a production-ready paste, in a sustainable and scalable way. The team successfully designed and modeled a modular machine to process glass waste into the paste, as well as assessed potential applications and markets for the paste. This machine is capable of processing 1000 metric tons of glass waste annually to create new, innovative products in a variety of industries.

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Creator

• Winchell, Matthew
• Joseph, Alexandra
• Boyle, Thomas
• Cardarelli, Joseph

Subject

• Innovation
• Industry
• Environment
• Project-Based Learning
• Culture
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121423-092013
• 115143

Keyword

• Upcycle
• Glass Waste
• Design
• Glass
• Recycle
• Murano

Advisor

• Belz, Melissa
• Carrera, Fabio

Year

• 2023

Center

• Venice, Italy Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Matteo Silverio

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Date created

• 2023-12-14

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-121423-092013

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-02-07