Recycled Glass Market Synopsis

Recycled Glass Market Size Was Valued at USD 3.5 Billion in 2023, and is Projected to Reach USD 6.0 Billion by 2032, Growing at a CAGR of 6.2% From 2024-2032.

The recycled Glass Market is the industry segment containing the collection of waste glass, processing, and using the waste glass multipurpose. This market mainly concerns itself with the reusing and regeneration of post-consumer, and post-industrial glass materials for new product formation to minimize the formation of waste and negative impact on the environment.

• An increase in the use of green products is also expected to drive the recycled glass market growth. Recycled glass is one of the most favorable, cost-effective and green materials because it meets today’s customer concerns on sustainability. Stringent policies on single-use plastics are catalyzing the recycled glass market growth and increases consistently. Disposal single use plastics take over centuries to degrade and in the process pollute the environment and cause further deterioration of the same. Returned glass item undergoes reprocessing thus lowering the costs besides conserving power and minimizing on its effects on the environment. Market leaders in recycled glass industry specializations are focusing on the functionality and the clarity of end products to meet the increasing appetite from the lucrative segments such as construction, food and beverages, and automotive sectors.
• People are becoming very conscious about the environment, and use of recycled glass hence increases as more people embrace the need for environment conservation. Out of the various effects of climate change, the emission of too much carbon has call for the business people and the customer to look for environmentally friendly products.
• Environmental laws that impose restrictions and government sponsored programs in recycling and trash disposal add on the market of recycled glass significantly. For the promotion of the utilization of recycled materials, the government may come up with legislation, tax exemption or incentives.
• The Recycled Glass Market is growing at a very fast rate as environmental issues are increasing, various government policies to recycle items, the increasing demand to recycle items due to environmental conservation, and the increasing need for sustainable packaging. Due to advancement in the technology in recycling glass and consciousness among the customer regarding recycled products demand continues to grow in the forthcoming years for the company dealing in glass recycling and its appended fields.
• Rapid industrialization has also led to creation of relatively big dumping sites of waste and this has created demand for recycled products. This has remained as one of the main reasons that explain the growth of this market. In its turn, many government programs and the campaign related to cleanliness are also fuelling the global recycled glass market. The firm’s zero-waste goal is one of the projects developed by the Singapore Government through the Sustainable Singapore Blueprint initiative. However, some negative factors like complex manufacturing process and contamination of unwanted material within the waste generated from the product is envisaged to restrain the global market. However, progression that supports the application of recycled glass in various sectors for instance automotive, will be available for the market growth in the future.

Recycled Glass Market Trend Analysis

Increase in Demand for Sustainable Products

• Population and consumer concern toward green consumerism as well as the effects of pollution resulting from waste disposal boost the demand for such products. Recycled glass serves as an acceptable substitute for standard materials and at the same time, addresses consumers’ demand for environmentally sustainable packaging and moral construction products. It is also used in the hospitality and food and beverages sector since it can easily be reused. McKinsey & Co. survey revealed that 75% young people are ready to devote their attention to goods that has sustainable and ethical values while making a purchase. As per research, there is a massive USD 1. 4 Tn market out there awaiting organizations in the CG sector in case they start moving towards social and environmental performance indicators.

Implementation of Stringent Government Policies Around Plastic Use

• Adherence to various governmental principles related to the use of plastics is on the rise mainly due to increased sensitivity to marine debris, pollution, and the deterioration of resources. Single-use plastics take thousands of years to break down and do not decompose. This plastic in one way or another eventually gets to the oceans to harm marine life and contribute to plastic pollution in sensitive habitats. Ban of single-use plastics promotes the use of environmentally friendly products such as using recycled glass products. This is expected to drive the recycled glass market in the near future as the market continues to expand.
• In a report by the World Economic Forum, it was highlighted that Canada aims to attain the goal of net zero plastic waste in the country by 2030. Each year, around the globe, 170 countries collectively agreed to cut down on the use of plastics and embrace circular economy by 2030. It results in the development of complex recycling networks, enabling policies, and pro-sustainability vision, hence strengthening the overall market development.

Recycled Glass Market Segment Analysis:

Recycled Glass Market Segmented based on Product, and Application.

By Product, Cullet segment is expected to dominate the market during the forecast period

• The Glass Cullet segment is positioned to remain dominant in the Recycled Glass Market throughout the forecast period. The waste glass being preferred under glass cullet comprises of clean and sorted recycled glass material, mainly because of its versatility as the key raw material for producing new glass products, fiberglass and construction materials. A high demand prevails due to its applicability in cutting down energy utilization and the cost of raw materials in production lines extensively. In the same way, glass cullet has facets that are friendly to the environment, an aspect that would appeal to the increasing focus of the international community on sustainability and organizations’ wasteSmart and efficient management. Thus, the market of recycled glass and specifically the glass cullet is expected to be boosted by the increasing use of environmentally friendly technologies in industries.

By Application, Bottles & Containers segment held the largest share in 2023

• By Application, the biggest share was held by the Bottles & Containers segment in the year 2023. This segment is by far the most used because of the promotion of recycling used bottles and manufacturing new ones using the recycled glass due to environmental conservation and low costs. Container glass made from recycled material offers solutions for creating bottles and containers using significantly less new material and less energy than the production from raw material. Especially the beverage and the food industry act as major consumers of recycled glass which in turn supports this segment for the glass bottles and jars market. Moreover, the customer sensitivity to the environment, pertaining to packaging has put pressure on industries to adopt the use of recycled glass resulting into the Bottles & Containers segment taking the lead in the market.

Recycled Glass Market Regional Insights:

North America is Expected to Dominate the Market Over the Forecast period

• North America is forecast to hold highest market share in the Recycled Glass Market during the given period. Some of the reasons for such dominance include; strong regulatory frameworks on environmental issues, well developed recycling programs and rising consciousness on the benefits of recycling. Out of all the countries in the world, the United States especially has a highly developed industry for recycling the material that is glass with the help of governmental policies and programs for the effective recycling of glass. On the same note, rising awareness for sustainable packaging along with the increased consumption in such applications as beverages & food packaging and latest innovations in recycling technologies are some of the factors that have been boosting the market in the said region. Therefore, over the next few years, North America is expected to be the most dominant player in the recycled glass market across the world.

Active Key Players in the Recycled Glass Market

• Strategic Materials, Inc.
• Ardagh Group S.A.
• Momentum Recycling, LLC
• Heritage Glass Industries Ltd.
• Shanghai Yanlongji Glassware Co., Ltd.
• EUROSYSTEMS S.p.A.
• Owens Corning Corporation
• Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V.
• URM Group UK Ltd
• Vetropack Holding Ltd.
• Other Key Players

Key Industry Developments in the Recycled Glass Market:

• In February 2024, Visy launched a packaging, recycling as well as logistics specialist with the announcement of AUD$ 50 Million to modernize a glass recycling plant in Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. These improvements and the extra money will see the plant’s glass recycling capacity double in size or, 200,000 tonnes of glass per year.
• In February 2024, a company that deals with recycling solar panels known as Solarcycle intended to construct a factory in Georgia with US$ 344 Mn. The facility enables the firm to produce recycled glass for the manufacturing of the solar panels with the vision of recycling more than one million solar that can develop about 5 gigawatts of energy in a year.

Chapter 1: Introduction
 1.1 Scope and Coverage

Chapter 2:Executive Summary

Chapter 3: Market Landscape
 3.1 Market Dynamics
  3.1.1 Drivers
  3.1.2 Restraints
  3.1.3 Opportunities
  3.1.4 Challenges
 3.2 Market Trend Analysis
 3.3 PESTLE Analysis
 3.4 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
 3.5 Industry Value Chain Analysis
 3.6 Ecosystem
 3.7 Regulatory Landscape
 3.8 Price Trend Analysis
 3.9 Patent Analysis
 3.10 Technology Evolution
 3.11 Investment Pockets
 3.12 Import-Export Analysis

Chapter 4: Recycled Glass Market by Product
 4.1 Recycled Glass Market Snapshot and Growth Engine
 4.2 Recycled Glass Market Overview
 4.3 Glass Cullet
  4.3.1 Introduction and Market Overview
  4.3.2 Historic and Forecasted Market Size in Value USD and Volume Units (2017-2032F)
  4.3.3 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  4.3.4 Glass Cullet: Geographic Segmentation Analysis
 4.4 Glass Fines
  4.4.1 Introduction and Market Overview
  4.4.2 Historic and Forecasted Market Size in Value USD and Volume Units (2017-2032F)
  4.4.3 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  4.4.4 Glass Fines: Geographic Segmentation Analysis

Chapter 5: Recycled Glass Market by Application
 5.1 Recycled Glass Market Snapshot and Growth Engine
 5.2 Recycled Glass Market Overview
 5.3 Bottles & Containers
  5.3.1 Introduction and Market Overview
  5.3.2 Historic and Forecasted Market Size in Value USD and Volume Units (2017-2032F)
  5.3.3 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  5.3.4 Bottles & Containers: Geographic Segmentation Analysis
 5.4 Fiberglass Insulation
  5.4.1 Introduction and Market Overview
  5.4.2 Historic and Forecasted Market Size in Value USD and Volume Units (2017-2032F)
  5.4.3 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  5.4.4 Fiberglass Insulation: Geographic Segmentation Analysis
 5.5 Abrasives
  5.5.1 Introduction and Market Overview
  5.5.2 Historic and Forecasted Market Size in Value USD and Volume Units (2017-2032F)
  5.5.3 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  5.5.4 Abrasives: Geographic Segmentation Analysis
 5.6 Filtration
  5.6.1 Introduction and Market Overview
  5.6.2 Historic and Forecasted Market Size in Value USD and Volume Units (2017-2032F)
  5.6.3 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  5.6.4 Filtration: Geographic Segmentation Analysis
 5.7 Others
  5.7.1 Introduction and Market Overview
  5.7.2 Historic and Forecasted Market Size in Value USD and Volume Units (2017-2032F)
  5.7.3 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  5.7.4 Others: Geographic Segmentation Analysis

Chapter 6: Company Profiles and Competitive Analysis
 6.1 Competitive Landscape
  6.1.1 Competitive Benchmarking
  6.1.2 Recycled Glass Market Share by Manufacturer (2023)
  6.1.3 Industry BCG Matrix
  6.1.4 Heat Map Analysis
  6.1.5 Mergers and Acquisitions
  
 6.2 STRATEGIC MATERIALS INC
  6.2.1 Company Overview
  6.2.2 Key Executives
  6.2.3 Company Snapshot
  6.2.4 Role of the Company in the Market
  6.2.5 Sustainability and Social Responsibility
  6.2.6 Operating Business Segments
  6.2.7 Product Portfolio
  6.2.8 Business Performance
  6.2.9 Key Strategic Moves and Recent Developments
  6.2.10 SWOT Analysis
 6.3 ARDAGH GROUP SA
 6.4 MOMENTUM RECYCLING LLC
 6.5 HERITAGE GLASS INDUSTRIES LTD
 6.6 SHANGHAI YANLONGJI GLASSWARE CO LTD
 6.7 EUROSYSTEMS SPA
 6.8 OWENS CORNING CORPORATION
 6.9 VITRO SAB DE CV
 6.10 URM GROUP UK LTD
 6.11 VETROPACK HOLDING LTD
 6.12 OTHER KEY PLAYERS

Chapter 7: Global Recycled Glass Market By Region
 7.1 Overview
 7.2. North America Recycled Glass Market
  7.2.1 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  7.2.2 Top Key Companies
  7.2.3 Historic and Forecasted Market Size by Segments
  7.2.4 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Product
   7.2.4.1 Glass Cullet
   7.2.4.2 Glass Fines
  7.2.5 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Application
   7.2.5.1 Bottles & Containers
   7.2.5.2 Fiberglass Insulation
   7.2.5.3 Abrasives
   7.2.5.4 Filtration
   7.2.5.5 Others
  7.2.6 Historic and Forecast Market Size by Country
   7.2.6.1 US
   7.2.6.2 Canada
   7.2.6.3 Mexico
 7.3. Eastern Europe Recycled Glass Market
  7.3.1 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  7.3.2 Top Key Companies
  7.3.3 Historic and Forecasted Market Size by Segments
  7.3.4 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Product
   7.3.4.1 Glass Cullet
   7.3.4.2 Glass Fines
  7.3.5 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Application
   7.3.5.1 Bottles & Containers
   7.3.5.2 Fiberglass Insulation
   7.3.5.3 Abrasives
   7.3.5.4 Filtration
   7.3.5.5 Others
  7.3.6 Historic and Forecast Market Size by Country
   7.3.6.1 Bulgaria
   7.3.6.2 The Czech Republic
   7.3.6.3 Hungary
   7.3.6.4 Poland
   7.3.6.5 Romania
   7.3.6.6 Rest of Eastern Europe
 7.4. Western Europe Recycled Glass Market
  7.4.1 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  7.4.2 Top Key Companies
  7.4.3 Historic and Forecasted Market Size by Segments
  7.4.4 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Product
   7.4.4.1 Glass Cullet
   7.4.4.2 Glass Fines
  7.4.5 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Application
   7.4.5.1 Bottles & Containers
   7.4.5.2 Fiberglass Insulation
   7.4.5.3 Abrasives
   7.4.5.4 Filtration
   7.4.5.5 Others
  7.4.6 Historic and Forecast Market Size by Country
   7.4.6.1 Germany
   7.4.6.2 UK
   7.4.6.3 France
   7.4.6.4 Netherlands
   7.4.6.5 Italy
   7.4.6.6 Russia
   7.4.6.7 Spain
   7.4.6.8 Rest of Western Europe
 7.5. Asia Pacific Recycled Glass Market
  7.5.1 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  7.5.2 Top Key Companies
  7.5.3 Historic and Forecasted Market Size by Segments
  7.5.4 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Product
   7.5.4.1 Glass Cullet
   7.5.4.2 Glass Fines
  7.5.5 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Application
   7.5.5.1 Bottles & Containers
   7.5.5.2 Fiberglass Insulation
   7.5.5.3 Abrasives
   7.5.5.4 Filtration
   7.5.5.5 Others
  7.5.6 Historic and Forecast Market Size by Country
   7.5.6.1 China
   7.5.6.2 India
   7.5.6.3 Japan
   7.5.6.4 South Korea
   7.5.6.5 Malaysia
   7.5.6.6 Thailand
   7.5.6.7 Vietnam
   7.5.6.8 The Philippines
   7.5.6.9 Australia
   7.5.6.10 New Zealand
   7.5.6.11 Rest of APAC
 7.6. Middle East & Africa Recycled Glass Market
  7.6.1 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  7.6.2 Top Key Companies
  7.6.3 Historic and Forecasted Market Size by Segments
  7.6.4 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Product
   7.6.4.1 Glass Cullet
   7.6.4.2 Glass Fines
  7.6.5 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Application
   7.6.5.1 Bottles & Containers
   7.6.5.2 Fiberglass Insulation
   7.6.5.3 Abrasives
   7.6.5.4 Filtration
   7.6.5.5 Others
  7.6.6 Historic and Forecast Market Size by Country
   7.6.6.1 Turkey
   7.6.6.2 Bahrain
   7.6.6.3 Kuwait
   7.6.6.4 Saudi Arabia
   7.6.6.5 Qatar
   7.6.6.6 UAE
   7.6.6.7 Israel
   7.6.6.8 South Africa
 7.7. South America Recycled Glass Market
  7.7.1 Key Market Trends, Growth Factors and Opportunities
  7.7.2 Top Key Companies
  7.7.3 Historic and Forecasted Market Size by Segments
  7.7.4 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Product
   7.7.4.1 Glass Cullet
   7.7.4.2 Glass Fines
  7.7.5 Historic and Forecasted Market Size By Application
   7.7.5.1 Bottles & Containers
   7.7.5.2 Fiberglass Insulation
   7.7.5.3 Abrasives
   7.7.5.4 Filtration
   7.7.5.5 Others
  7.7.6 Historic and Forecast Market Size by Country
   7.7.6.1 Brazil
   7.7.6.2 Argentina
   7.7.6.3 Rest of SA

Chapter 8 Analyst Viewpoint and Conclusion
8.1 Recommendations and Concluding Analysis
8.2 Potential Market Strategies

Chapter 9 Research Methodology
9.1 Research Process
9.2 Primary Research
9.3 Secondary Research