Barrett Concrete Ltd, a Northern Ireland based company have recently invested in a complete crushing and screening plant from Portafill International Ltd for the processing of glass bottles and glass panels.

The process starts with a Portafill 7000 Impact Crusher fitted with screen box and re-circulation. Material is fed to the crusher which reduces the material size to 20mm. The +20mm can be re-processed of or stockpiled as this normally contains the aluminium and rubber found around the glass edge.

The -20mm is then sent to a Portafill 5000 screening plant which screens the material at 4mm. The +4mm material can be re-processed via the Portafill 7000 or stockpiled

The end product, -4mm, is being used in multitude of applications. These include sand / grit blasting, block making, and for use as bunker sand on golf courses due to the drainage qualities of crushed glass.

If you would like more information on this interesting application please do not hesitate to call John O’Neill on 07766 405688 at Riverside Machinery Ltd.