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I am assuming that the glass part of the cooker hood is tempered and melts
at a higher temperature than normal soda glass and so is not suitable for recycling. http://wastesavers.co.uk/cant-recycle-glass-tumblers-pyrex/ As usual an Internet search seems inconclusive. Just in the process of throwing out all the bits of the old cooker hood before fitting the new one. Cheers Dave R -- AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 7 Pro x64 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 09/02/2018 13:18, David wrote:
I am assuming that the glass part of the cooker hood is tempered and melts at a higher temperature than normal soda glass and so is not suitable for recycling. http://wastesavers.co.uk/cant-recycle-glass-tumblers-pyrex/ As usual an Internet search seems inconclusive. Just in the process of throwing out all the bits of the old cooker hood before fitting the new one. Cheers Dave R Not sure that it is chemically different. There is an alternative hardening process which diffuses potassium into the surface (roughly analogous to carburising or nitriding) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toughened_glass But IIRC you are not encouraged to recycle any sheet glass into bottle banks. |
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On Friday, 9 February 2018 14:03:22 UTC, newshound wrote:
On 09/02/2018 13:18, David wrote: I am assuming that the glass part of the cooker hood is tempered and melts at a higher temperature than normal soda glass and so is not suitable for recycling. http://wastesavers.co.uk/cant-recycle-glass-tumblers-pyrex/ As usual an Internet search seems inconclusive. Just in the process of throwing out all the bits of the old cooker hood before fitting the new one. Cheers Dave R Not sure that it is chemically different. There is an alternative hardening process which diffuses potassium into the surface (roughly analogous to carburising or nitriding) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toughened_glass But IIRC you are not encouraged to recycle any sheet glass into bottle banks. yup, iirc they don't take it. Freegle/freecycle it. |
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On Fri, 9 Feb 2018 06:26:49 -0800 (PST), wrote:
snip yup, iirc they don't take it. Freegle/freecycle it. I did that with some large bits of countertop glass from a shop for a mate and they were requested within seconds of posting and collected the same afternoon! They wanted them to make cloches for the garden. ;-) Cheers, T i m |
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On 9 Feb 2018 13:18:37 GMT
David wrote: I am assuming that the glass part of the cooker hood is tempered and melts at a higher temperature than normal soda glass and so is not suitable for recycling. When I had to dispose of a windscreen (MOT failure) I just smashed it into tiny little pieces and put it in a box in the landfill rubbish. It wasn't that easy to break - I had to score it with a cutting disc because just hitting it with a claw hammer wasn't working. Note that toughened glass goes everywhere when it breaks - if possible wrap it in a tarp or similar. |
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On 09/02/18 18:41, Rob Morley wrote:
On 9 Feb 2018 13:18:37 GMT David wrote: I am assuming that the glass part of the cooker hood is tempered and melts at a higher temperature than normal soda glass and so is not suitable for recycling. When I had to dispose of a windscreen (MOT failure) I just smashed it into tiny little pieces and put it in a box in the landfill rubbish. It wasn't that easy to break - I had to score it with a cutting disc because just hitting it with a claw hammer wasn't working. Note that toughened glass goes everywhere when it breaks - if possible wrap it in a tarp or similar. warp in tarp and drive over it -- €œSome people like to travel by train because it combines the slowness of a car with the cramped public exposure of €¨an airplane.€ Dennis Miller |
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