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Valuable scrap: Every old car contains materials that could be used in new vehicles - if the recycling is right. © pixabay/SmartRecycling

From scrapyard to new car: Freiberg research makes it possible

The old car may soon be in the next new car. Researchers at TU Bergakademie Freiberg have teamed up with the BMW Group to investigate how steel, glass and plastic from end-of-life vehicles can be reused as high-quality raw materials. It is already working for steel - more research is needed for glass and plastic. What the Car2Car project shows and why this is important for our climate.

Amber glass protects foodstuffs such as beer - but its production harms the climate. Freiberg researchers want to change that. © pixabay/Letone

The greener beer bottle comes from Freiberg

Brown bottles protect beer and medicines from light, but their production has a negative impact on the climate. A team from TU Bergakademie Freiberg has proven in the laboratory that amber glass can also be produced using electricity instead of natural gas. 86 percent less CO₂ would be possible. How this works and what the trick is with the "cold lid" on the red-hot melt.