Company operations

Uusioaines Ltd. has specialized in the recycling of glass since 1995 in the Forssa area. On the packaging glass side, the major suppliers are Alko, drinks' companies and waste management companies. Suppliers of float glass (windows and windscreens) include glass sellers, cutters, downstream operators and construction companies. The capacity of the glass treatment plant is sufficient to meet the needs for the whole of Finland.

The glass is crushed, cleaned and sorted according to colour. The collectable glass is refined for reuse as raw materials, in other words as cullet and delivered for industrial use.

There are 40 members of staff. 

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Did you know that one detached house needs over 15 000 baby food jars to make the insulation? In the same way it would take over 3000 wine bottles.