Process
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eluna
is produced from 100% glass, which we recycle
with nothing else added.
Low value waste glass is taken out of the 'waste
stream' from bottle banks and other sources. All
sorts of glass is used including green, blue and
clear bottles as well as more unusual glass such
as Cathode Ray Tube (i.e. glass from TV screens
and computer monitors), test tubes and car side
windows.
The glass is first broken into small particles,
called cullet, and is then fired in moulds in
special kilns and finished to a high standard
to create functional, visually stunning and durable
surfaces.
Using moulds there is the possibility of incorporating
low relief raised patterns, including logos and
the material can be cut, ground, polished and
textured.
The fusing of glass cullet in this kiln firing
produces a semi-translucent to an opaque material
with variable random marble-like patterns based
on the cullet size used.
The qualities of colour, translucency, opacity
and pattern are dependent upon the different formulas
in the firing process and the types of waste glass
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