EverGlass Progress Meeting: Advancing Laser-Based Glass Recycling

From June 2–4, 2025, the EverGlass project consortium held a progress meeting hosted by Fraunhofer ITWM in Kaiserslautern, Germany. In addition to the host institution, representatives from five other project partners participated: CSIC Madrid and Universidade de Vigo (Spain), ACTALIA (France), ESCI (Germany), and FunGlass (Slovakia). FunGlass was represented by Dušan Galusek, Jozef Kraxner, Hana Kaňková, and Andrea Chrastinová.

The meeting provided a valuable opportunity to review project milestones and share scientific insights. A key focus was the latest advancements in optimizing the quality of laser-morphed glass—a core aspect of the EverGlass initiative.

Glass is a material that can be recycled endlessly, yet many high-potential glass types remain unrecycled. The EverGlass project aims to change this by developing a novel technique called Glass Laser Morphing (GLM). This innovative method enables the recycling of diverse glass types without traditional melting. Using laser technology, GLM transforms glass waste into new, customized products, offering a sustainable and flexible solution for the circular glass economy.

Each partner contributes essential expertise to the project. Fraunhofer ITWM is spearheading the optimization of laser parameters using advanced modelling tools. CSIC Madrid focuses on the collection and basic characterization of various glass wastes for GLM technology. FunGlass is responsible for analyzing glass samples from different perspectives (chemical and physical properties) produced by Universidade de Vigo using the developed laser-based technology. ACTALIA is conducting a comprehensive Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) to assess the environmental impact of the process, particularly in terms of energy consumption.

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