recycling leaders Windshield Pounds the average windshield weighs: 35 Pounds of windshields Safelite has recycled since 2012: 306 million Pounds of windshield that end up in landfills each year 2 : 600 million Years it likely takes a windshield to decompose in a landfill 1 : 1 million Pounds of windshield Safelite kept out of landfills in 2018: 69,381,820 Each year, Americans replace about 15 million windshields - and most of them end up in landfills. At Safelite ® , our windshield recycling program is not only reducing the amount of glass going into landfills, but it’s developing new uses for all those discarded windshields. To date, Safelite has recycled 9,300 miles worth of windshields. If placed side by side, they'd reach from New York City to the South Pole. 3 Safelite returns broken and replaced windshields to our recycling partner, Shark Solutions. Shark Solutions processes the windshields, separating the glass from the plastic film in the glass (PVB). The PVB is recycled into carpet backing. Windshields are recycled into glass cullet, which is used to make fiberglass insulation. The entire planet benefits from reduced waste in the landfill and fewer CO2 emissions. 1 2 3 4 5 The carpet at the Safelite home office is made from recycled windshields. Fun fact: 1 shark-solutions.com/what-we-do 2 thebalancesmb.com/windshield-recycling-programs-launched-2878095 3 timeanddate.com/worldclock/distances.html?n=468 4 safelite.com/why-choose-safelite/glass-recycling For every six tons of glass that’s recycled, carbon dioxide is reduced by one ton. Since 2012, Safelite has reduced CO2 emissions by 28,951 tons. 4 By the numbers How does windshield recycling work? Breathe easier, too safelite.com