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[[Glass]] is defined as 'a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and other objects'<ref>Cambridge Dictionary, 2019. [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/glass GLASS | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Cambridge.org.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>. It is formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity without crystallization and is a usually transparent or translucent material consisting typically of a mixture of silicates'<ref>Marriam-Webster, 2019. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass Definition of GLASS. Merriam-webster.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>. | [[Glass]] is defined as 'a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and other objects'<ref>Cambridge Dictionary, 2019. [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/glass GLASS | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Cambridge.org.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>. It is formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity without crystallization and is a usually transparent or translucent material consisting typically of a mixture of silicates'<ref>Marriam-Webster, 2019. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass Definition of GLASS. Merriam-webster.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>. Crushed glass for [[Recycling|recycling]] is known as [[Cullet]]. | ||
[[File:Waste Glass Picture.jpg|300px|left|Waste Glass picture - source 123 stock images]] | [[File:Waste Glass Picture.jpg|300px|left|Waste Glass picture - source 123 stock images]] | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == |