Glass/mineral waste · Facade 4

4 sustainable materials from glass/mineral waste that can be used for facade.

  1. 001

    Cellular glass boards / gravel

    Cellular glass insulation made from 100% recycled glass.

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    A cellular glass the manufacturer describes as 100% recycled glass. It comes in two forms, board and gravel.

    Manufacturer
    GLAPOR (Germany)
    Evidence
    Verified (3rd party)
    Feedstock
    Glass/mineral waste
    Checked
    2026-08-17
  2. 002

    FOAMGLAS boards

    A closed-cell glass insulation containing on average 50% post-consumer recycled glass.

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    A cellular glass insulation that, according to official product documents, contains on average 50% recycled g…

    Manufacturer
    Owens Corning FOAMGLAS (United States / Belgium)
    Evidence
    Verified (3rd party)
    Feedstock
    Glass/mineral waste
    Checked
    2026-08-09
  3. 003

    MAGNA Glaskeramik slabs

    Large translucent/opaque glass-ceramic panels made by sintering waste glass.

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    A panel the manufacturer describes as 100% recycled glass.

    Manufacturer
    MAGNA Naturstein (Germany)
    Evidence
    Manufacturer documented
    Feedstock
    Glass/mineral waste
    Checked
    2026-08-16
  4. 004

    ORAÉ

    Low-carbon float glass combining 64% recycled cullet (declared per ISO 14021) with renewable electricity. Substrate (4 mm) at 6.64 kg CO2eq/m² — 42% below standard PLANICLEAR (coated 6 mm 10.26–10.71, −43%). Third-party verified EPDs (substrate Apr 2023, coated Nov 2023), Cradle to Cradle v4.0 Bronze (Platinum for circularity), Solar Impulse label. Launched Sep 2022; made at seven plants in Europe and India.

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    The first flat-glass record in the archive. For projects that cannot avoid glass — windows, facades — this is…

    Manufacturer
    Saint-Gobain Glass
    Evidence
    Verified (3rd party)
    Feedstock
    Glass/mineral waste
    Checked
    2026-09-03