Recycled Glass Market Report by Product (Cullet, Crushed Glass, Glass Powder), Source (Deposit Program, Buy Back/Drop Off Centers, Curbside Pickups), Application (Bottle and Containers, Flat Glass, Fiber Glass, Highway Beads, and Others), and Region 2024-

Recycled Glass Market Report by Product (Cullet, Crushed Glass, Glass Powder), Source (Deposit Program, Buy Back/Drop Off Centers, Curbside Pickups), Application (Bottle and Containers, Flat Glass, Fiber Glass, Highway Beads, and Others), and Region 2024-2032


The global recycled glass market size reached US$ 4.7 Billion in 2023. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 7.3 Billion by 2032, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 4.7% during 2024-2032.

Recycled glass is made using broken pieces of waste glass, which undergoes sorting, cleaning, crushing, and mixing with raw materials like soda ash and sand. It is melted to form new products, such as bottles, jars, abrasives, containers, and insulation items, of varied colors and sizes. It assists in reducing emissions and consumption of raw materials, energy savings, and improving the overall air quality. As a result, it is utilized in different industry verticals, including food and beverage (F&B), construction, and water and wastewater treatment.

Recycled Glass Market Trends:

Discarded glass items usually end up in landfill waste that can take millions of years to decompose. This, in confluence with the rising use of glass for manufacturing various items, represents one of the major factors positively influencing the demand for glass recycling worldwide. Glass can be recycled completely without affecting its quality, purity, and other properties. As a result, recycled glass is widely being substituted for new glass to make packaging materials, which are employed in the food and beverage (F&B) industry. In addition, consumer inclination towards ready-to-eat (RTE) food products on account of hectic lifestyles and inflating income levels is bolstering the market growth. Apart from this, governing agencies of numerous countries are undertaking initiatives to motivate citizens, manufacturers, and communities to take steps towards a cleaner, safer environment. As a result, they are implementing laws that allow consumers to receive a refund value for each empty glass container returned. This can also minimize large landfills of waste, improve the quality of glass collected for recycling, which, in turn, is anticipated to create a positive influence on the market.

Key Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global recycled glass market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2024-2032. Our report has categorized the market based on product, source and application.

Breakup by Product:
  • Cullet
  • Crushed Glass
  • Glass Powder
Breakup by Source:
  • Deposit Program
  • Buy Back/Drop Off Centers
  • Curbside Pickups
Breakup by Application:
  • Bottle and Containers
  • Flat Glass
  • Fiber Glass
  • Highway Beads
  • Others
Breakup by Region:
  • North America
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Australia
  • Indonesia
  • Others
  • Europe
  • Germany
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Russia
  • Others
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Others
  • Middle East and Africa
Competitive Landscape:

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players being Ardagh Group S.A., Coloured Aggregates Inc., Dlubak Glass Company, Gallo Glass Company, Glass Recycled Surfaces, Harsco Corporation, Momentum Recycling LLC, O-I Glass Inc., Reiling GmbH & Co. KG, Strategic Materials Inc, United Resource Management, Verallia and Vetropack Holding Ltd.

Key Questions Answered in This Report:
  • How has the global recycled glass market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
  • What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global recycled glass market?
  • What are the key regional markets?
  • What is the breakup of the market based on the product?
  • What is the breakup of the market based on the source?
  • What is the breakup of the market based on the application?
  • What are the various stages in the value chain of the industry?
  • What are the key driving factors and challenges in the industry?
  • What is the structure of the global recycled glass market and who are the key players?
  • What is the degree of competition in the industry?


1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 Global Recycled Glass Market
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Market Forecast
6 Market Breakup by Product
6.1 Cullet
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Crushed Glass
6.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2 Market Forecast
6.3 Glass Powder
6.3.1 Market Trends
6.3.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Source
7.1 Deposit Program
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Buy Back/Drop Off Centers
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
7.3 Curbside Pickups
7.3.1 Market Trends
7.3.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Application
8.1 Bottle and Containers
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Flat Glass
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Fiber Glass
8.3.1 Market Trends
8.3.2 Market Forecast
8.4 Highway Beads
8.4.1 Market Trends
8.4.2 Market Forecast
8.5 Others
8.5.1 Market Trends
8.5.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by Region
9.1 North America
9.1.1 United States
9.1.1.1 Market Trends
9.1.1.2 Market Forecast
9.1.2 Canada
9.1.2.1 Market Trends
9.1.2.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Asia-Pacific
9.2.1 China
9.2.1.1 Market Trends
9.2.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2.2 Japan
9.2.2.1 Market Trends
9.2.2.2 Market Forecast
9.2.3 India
9.2.3.1 Market Trends
9.2.3.2 Market Forecast
9.2.4 South Korea
9.2.4.1 Market Trends
9.2.4.2 Market Forecast
9.2.5 Australia
9.2.5.1 Market Trends
9.2.5.2 Market Forecast
9.2.6 Indonesia
9.2.6.1 Market Trends
9.2.6.2 Market Forecast
9.2.7 Others
9.2.7.1 Market Trends
9.2.7.2 Market Forecast
9.3 Europe
9.3.1 Germany
9.3.1.1 Market Trends
9.3.1.2 Market Forecast
9.3.2 France
9.3.2.1 Market Trends
9.3.2.2 Market Forecast
9.3.3 United Kingdom
9.3.3.1 Market Trends
9.3.3.2 Market Forecast
9.3.4 Italy
9.3.4.1 Market Trends
9.3.4.2 Market Forecast
9.3.5 Spain
9.3.5.1 Market Trends
9.3.5.2 Market Forecast
9.3.6 Russia
9.3.6.1 Market Trends
9.3.6.2 Market Forecast
9.3.7 Others
9.3.7.1 Market Trends
9.3.7.2 Market Forecast
9.4 Latin America
9.4.1 Brazil
9.4.1.1 Market Trends
9.4.1.2 Market Forecast
9.4.2 Mexico
9.4.2.1 Market Trends
9.4.2.2 Market Forecast
9.4.3 Others
9.4.3.1 Market Trends
9.4.3.2 Market Forecast
9.5 Middle East and Africa
9.5.1 Market Trends
9.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
9.5.3 Market Forecast
10 SWOT Analysis
10.1 Overview
10.2 Strengths
10.3 Weaknesses
10.4 Opportunities
10.5 Threats
11 Value Chain Analysis
12 Porters Five Forces Analysis
12.1 Overview
12.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
12.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
12.4 Degree of Competition
12.5 Threat of New Entrants
12.6 Threat of Substitutes
13 Price Analysis
14 Competitive Landscape
14.1 Market Structure
14.2 Key Players
14.3 Profiles of Key Players
14.3.1 Ardagh Group S.A.
14.3.1.1 Company Overview
14.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.2 Coloured Aggregates Inc.
14.3.2.1 Company Overview
14.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.3 Dlubak Glass Company
14.3.3.1 Company Overview
14.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.4 Gallo Glass Company
14.3.4.1 Company Overview
14.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.5 Glass Recycled Surfaces
14.3.5.1 Company Overview
14.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.6 Harsco Corporation
14.3.6.1 Company Overview
14.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.6.3 Financials
14.3.6.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.7 Momentum Recycling LLC
14.3.7.1 Company Overview
14.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.8 O-I Glass Inc.
14.3.8.1 Company Overview
14.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.8.3 Financials
14.3.8.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.9 Reiling GmbH & Co. KG
14.3.9.1 Company Overview
14.3.9.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.10 Strategic Materials Inc
14.3.10.1 Company Overview
14.3.10.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.11 United Resource Management
14.3.11.1 Company Overview
14.3.11.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.12 Verallia
14.3.12.1 Company Overview
14.3.12.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.13 Vetropack Holding Ltd
14.3.13.1 Company Overview
14.3.13.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.13.3 Financials

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