Meaning & use
Cullet
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Crushed or broken waste glass collected for recycling and remelting.
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The factory mixes cullet with raw materials to make new glass bottles.
Using cullet reduces the energy needed to melt glass in the furnace.
A note on using this word
A key term in the glass recycling industry; higher cullet content in a furnace charge lowers both energy use and emissions.
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scrap glass
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