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While often considered a more cantly reduce its emissions during
traditional form of haulage, the the manufacturing process. For
new rail capabilities allow Encirc every 10 per cent of cullet that
to reduce the environmental Encirc uses to replace raw materi-
impact of the glass containers it als, it can reduce energy usage by
produces. around three per cent. O
Where once all of materials
were delivered to the site via road,
the new terminal will see 97 per
cent of sand and 65 per cent of
the recycled glass cullet brought to
the plant by rail. This is estimat-
ed to reduce Encirc’s reliance on ENCIRC GLASS
fuel-heavy HGVs by an estimated NORTHERN IRELAND
6,500 journeys per annum - cut- / VIDRALA GROUP
ting almost two million road miles
11 Gortahurk Road
from our highways. Tonymore, Derrylin, Fermanagh, BT92 9DD
Being able to transport higher Northern Ireland - United Kingdom
volumes of recyclable glass cul- Tel.: +44 - 28 - 67748888
let also means Encirc will signifi- Fax: +44 - 28 - 67748107
www.encirc-glass.com

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