Australia | Another 20 jobs will be created over the next six months at Australia's first TV and computer monitor glass recycling plant at Gepps Cross in Adelaide. CRT Recycling founder Michelle Morton said already 12 new jobs had been created at the plant. 'We are in the growing phase of our business, which has significant economic and environment outcomes,' Ms Morton said.
The plant of CRT Recycling was launched by Australia's Environment Minister Jay Weatherill . The company has already exported 300 tonnes of CRT glass to Malaysia, with next year's target set at 6000 tonnes. While the business contributes to exports, the recycled products can also be supplied to downstream recycling partners in the country to use for manufacturing.
Majority of glass goes back into manufacturing of TVs, and is exported to Malaysia. Some of the material goes for lead extraction to the Port Pirie smelter, while other materials can be used for sand blasting, pipe embeddments and insulation. "Glass to glass recycling is the best environmental outcome for CRT glass,'' Ms Morton said. "We will struggle for volume while hard rubbish is still an option.''
Each TV cathode ray tube can contain up to 4kg of lead, plus toxic materials such as mercury, cadmium and arsenic. CRT Recycling, which received a $300,000 grant from the State to set up the plant, aims to recycle 500,000 TVs each year with the help of German machinery.
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