Is there a way to recycle fiberglass insulation?
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NC-2009 MRc2: Construction Waste Management
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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January 27, 2010 - 9:18 am
Interesting question.... I have not heard of this being done, and a quick Google search did not seem helpful. Fiberglass ceiling panels, yes. Insulation, no. Asking around, though.
Can you salvage and give away or sell it for reuse?
Nadav Malin
CEOBuildingGreen, Inc.
LEEDuser Moderator
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January 27, 2010 - 10:21 am
There's a device we featured in Environmental Building News ages ago call the "Big Green Machine" that's designed to chop up waste batts and other stuff, and turn them into usable blown-in insulation: http://www.fiberiffic.co/BGmachMX.html .
It's most useful for leftover scraps from an installation--actual used insulation tends to be very dusty and would be trickier to reuse.
Lauren Sparandara
Sustainability ManagerGoogle
LEEDuser Expert
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January 28, 2010 - 11:05 am
Thanks Tristan and Nadav! We are shooting for nearly 100% Construction Waste Recycling for our UCD - Brewery Wine and Food Pilot project and so everything needs to get recycled. I'll check out the "Big Green Machine"!