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MX GLASS SOLUTIONS

Reaching up to 99.9% Purity
A UNIQUE WAY TO OBTAIN CLEANER GLASS

What is MX GLASS SOLUTIONS?

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Developed by Machinex and industry partners, the MX Glass Solutions remove the
contaminants in glass, such as paper, metals and organics to ensure you produce
marketable glass products.

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ABRASIVES AND OTHERS

Remove the contaminants 
and reinvent your glass
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Machinex's knowledge of sorting systems combined with technology partners provide a uniquely advanced equipment package to sort and clean glass from curbside recycling and other separated collections.

  • The latest technologies are used to remove contaminants such as metals, oversized pieces and light fractions.
  • Our technology is unique by its transformation of glass into small fragments without shredding labels or capsules.
  • Paper and aluminum can be recovered easily.
  • Our technologies help produce glass that meets the criteria of conditioners and recyclers.
  • Can be used in different range of ecomaterials such as abrasives, pool filtration, mineral wool, etc.

Glass that goes through MX Glass Solutions can obtain purity rates up to 99.9%!

1,35

MILLION

tons of recycled glass are
used for fiber glass
insulation production, every year
(North America)

45 000

tons of recycled glass are
used for pool filtration,
every year (northeast U.S.
and eastern Canada)

152 000

tons of glass abrasives are
used annually (northeast
U.S. and eastern Canada)

Watch the video of a
MX Glass Solution

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A solution for glass collected via curbside recycling
EEQ Innovative Glass Works Plan

CONCRETE ADDITIVE &

FOAM GLASS

Turning glass into powder
takes you to a new path

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Machinex goes even further in the process by offering a system that turns glass into powder which will then be used as a cement additives or as foam glass for road base application.

  • Remove contaminants such as metals, oversized pieces and light fractions thanks to the latest technologies.
  • Obtain small glass fragments with imploder technology.
  • Transform glass into powder with industrial crushing equipment.

20%

reduction of cement required
in concrete

Increase concrete
durability

Many municipalities have
started using it in their
sidewalks

REMELT INDUSTRY

Machinex designs glass processing systems specifically dedicated to the remelt industry.

  • Up to 70% of the incoming tonnage can be used in the production of the remelt industry.
  • Remove contaminants with the latest technologies.
  • Get rid of the undesirable CSP (ceramic, stone, porcelain) with optical sorters.
  • Sort the final glass by color (flint, amber, green and gamber) using optical sorters.
  • Get a cullet size recovery down to 1/8 inch.
  • Obtain a CSP Rate under 50 PPM (part per million).
Glass is endlessly recyclable
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2,4

MILLION

tons of recycled glass are
used annually to make new
bottles and jars

33%

of new glass containers
contain recycled glass, 

on average

60%

of a furnace output 

can be cullet

* SOURCE : Glass Recycling Coalition

Download the cases studies

of material recovery facilities who get a marketable product with Machinex
glass recycling solutions.

CHITTENDEN SOLID WASTE DISTRICT

Williston, VT, United States

Completed in June 2016

Éco Entreprises Québec

Innovative Glass Works

EBI MRF - Joliette, QC, Canada

Completed in spring 2017

Éco Entreprises Québec

Innovative Glass Works

Société VIA MRF - Quebec City, QC, Canada

Completed in spring 2017

Éco Entreprises Québec

Innovative Glass Works

RITMRG – Grande-Riviere, QC, Canada

Completed in spring 2017

Download our case studies
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MACHINEX is an active member of the Glass Recycling Coalition. We are involved with many actors of the industry to find solutions to help produce a marketable recycled glass.
Watch the Webinar
Making Glass Recycling Work in MRFs

Contact us for more information


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