Vitreous Glass Inc.

Description

Vitreous Glass Inc. is a waste glass business that operates in the waste management industry in Canada. In 1995, the company started its journey with ten employees and a head office in Alberta. It accepted deposit system beverage container glass from three primary locations – Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

Vitreous Glass is a public corporation listed on the Toronto Venture Stock Exchange. Its ordinary shares are traded under the stock quote VCI. The Alberta-based waste management firm is involved in the cleaning, crushing, and sale of waste glasses to fiberglass production houses and corporates.

It accepts and collects glass from individuals, commercial and industrial sources across the country. The firm takes out contaminates and crushes the glass to sand that formulates the resultant product, GlasSandTM, which is then marketed to fiberglass producers.

The GlasSand cullet is a furnace-ready product used in production plants by insulation manufacturers. Vitreous Glass is geographically focused and serves the Canadian market. The company earns revenue by selling crushed glass to its clients.

Vitreous is affiliated to Airdrie Chamber of Commerce, Glass Recycling Coalition, MHSA, Recycling Council of Alberta (RCA) and Recycling Council of British Columbia (RCBC). The company supports numerous community clubs and programs, including Airdrie Food Bank and Airdrie Public Library.

It is also involved in Airdrie Angel, Stephens Backpack Society, Airdrie Bike Festival, Airdrie Rotary Festival of Performing Arts, Airdrie Meals on Wheels, Community Futures Centre West and many more.