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"The use of glass in construction. Industrial processing of flat glass, technology, equipment, components and materials " In December 2018, at the Glass and Modern Technologies glass industry executives forum held annually by the StekloSouz Association, it was decided to entrust the StekloSouz Association of Russia to organize systemic interactions between glass manufacturers and light-transparent structures and the construction community. And also, regularly informing the glass industry enterprises, architects, designers and builders about the expanding possibilities of using glass-based products and structures.

Ecological payments can be combined in a new fund, which can be an alternative to transferring mandatory payments for environmental damage to the Tax Code. Izvestia was told about this in the Ministry of Economic Development.

The abnormally hot summer of 2018 allowed the German winemakers to collect a record harvest, however, according to the DPA, many wine makers are now faced with a shortage of glass containers and, accordingly, can not place their product in the sales network in their desired volume.

The Museum of Glass and Crystal in the city of Nikolsk, Penza Region, is 230 years old. His story began with a small room at the factory where samples of products were exhibited. Today, more than 5000 items are in the museum"s collection.

Last year, 91.3 thousand tons of mixed cullet were sorted at the Belresursy state unit, and eventually 81.8 thousand tons of sorted raw materials were sold.

The Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights (HRC) will gather recommendations from experts who spoke Wednesday at a meeting on waste prevention. This was announced after the event by the Chairman of the Council Mikhail Fedotov.

Rospotrebnadzor started updating the sanitary and epidemiological rules (SanPiN) so that they take into account the possibility of organizing separate collection of garbage. This Tass reported in the press service of the department.

Stores may opt out of plastic bags and packaging to minimize the generation of waste. Such a proposal to retailers made by human rights activists.

In Moscow, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel hosted the Development Institutes Forum. The heads of state investment bodies discussed together with the heads of the highest authorities of the Authority, relevant ministries, federal industry associations and subjects of the Russian Federation various aspects of interaction. The main purpose of this meeting is to promote the economic and technical development of the country.

It is estimated that in the EU from 750,000 to 1 million tons of sheet glass scraps are produced annually, which are currently classified as glass waste for the construction and automotive industry.