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Is it possible to recycle your windscreen?

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Absolutely yes, it is possible to recycle your windscreen. This is however not on your own but from a company that specialises in windscreen recycling. Windscreens are considered to need a replacement when they are beyond repair. However, this is after experts assess the last possible method of repairing and having them fit for the car failing to secure a safe repair method for the windscreen. Windscreens are made up of two layers of glass with a middle layer of polyvinyl butyral (PVB). This middle layer makes the windscreen firm to resist damage and breakage. In the past, the window screen could not be recycled. There was no enough technology that would facilitate the recycling of windscreen. Nonetheless, nowadays windscreens are recyclable. Advanced technology has made this process easy and doable. The damaged windscreen is first crushed into tiny pieces mixing the broken glass with PVB middle layer. The broken pieces are thereafter served into a separating machine where gl