Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
ART-SANAT, cilt.7, sa.14, ss.579-596, 2020 (ESCI)
Glass has been used by humanity for thousands of years in a wide range of applications due to its chemical, thermal, mechanical, optical, and aesthetic properties. It has been the building block of many objects, both artistic and industrial, for centuries. Glass, whose discovery dates back to Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamian civilizations, is formed by melting raw materials obtained from nature at high temperature and turning them into products. It goes through a rather difficult production stage. Today, glass is a very common material and has been one of the main materials recycled. In parallel with increasing human population, the number of studies on recycling has increased considerably in order to balance consumption needs. One of the biggest problems of industrialized countries is the deterioration of the natural balance due to increasing resource consumption. Soil, air, and water pollution caused by consumption of raw materials are primary environmental problems. Recycling of solid waste supports a country's economy and helps reduce environmental pollution. In addition, raw material is saved. Within the scope of this study, the factory and packaging waste of glass recycled many times was used in mold forming techniques that produced original designs.