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FERVER members recycle 70% of all glass packaging waste in Europe

No. of countries where FERVER members are active
8080
No. of FERVER members globally associated in 2025
8080
Number of FERVER member glass recycling sites
8080
Packaging glass recycled in Europe by FERVER members
8080%
Packaging glass collected for recycling in Europe
8080%
Purpose & Mission

Synergise the European glass recyclers

The association aims to regroup the European glass recyclers. Its object is to represent the profession, (particularly towards the European institutions).

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Recycled glass with machinery
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"Illuminators" deemed problematic

In many bars and clubs, so-called “illuminators” are used under the glass bottle in order to illuminate it in darker places. A lighting module and its battery is problematic for the glass sorting because it sticks to the glass fraction.

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