Recently TeleGlass was asked “Is auto glass from a junk yard was just as good as a new piece of glass?” This customer had no auto glass coverage from his insurance company and wanted to know if he could go the easy route and save a few dollars by using a piece of glass that he got from a junk yard.
At TeleGlass we always recommend using new parts from a quality auto glass provider. Glass from a junk yard can have a host of issues. For a windshield, often times a customer will go to remove a windshield from a junked car and it will break, or the glass isn’t cleaned and prepared properly as it has sat for some time. For a door glass, or other car window, the glass is often banged up and doesn’t fit properly.
TG and Gomez are a ninja and a sock monkey, so they don’t know any better, but we do at TeleGlass.
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Rachel Letourneau.
System Process Manager, Rachel has been with Teleglass for six years. In addition to making a mean birthday cake, Rachel has an extensive grasp of the auto glass business. Find her on Twitter:
@rachelcrocker.
Tagged as:
Auto Glass,
Junk Yard Glass,
Windshield
At TeleGlass we often get asked questions about recycling windshields, what could you do with an old windshield, why does it end up in a landfill, etc. Who knew the best answer would come from one of our very own auto glass partners? JN Phillips Auto Glass, our autoglass partner in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut has some remarkable news. They have made a commitment to recycle 100% of the windshields their company replaces. 
According to JN Phillips, in the auto glass industry, there is an estimated 600 million pounds of auto glass replaced each year, with almost all of that waste ending up in a local landfill. JN Phillips Auto Glass estimates they will be able to save 5 million pounds of waste from entering a landfill each year.
One might ask, what would you do with the recycled parts of a windshield? The recycled auto glass parts will be broken down and separated, then shipped off to be turned into adhesives, fiberglass insulation and concrete.
So, next time you get a broken windshield, if you go with TeleGlass for your auto glass replacement in New England, your old windshield could end up keeping your next house stable, warm, and I guess sticky!
Read more from
Rachel Letourneau.
System Process Manager, Rachel has been with Teleglass for six years. In addition to making a mean birthday cake, Rachel has an extensive grasp of the auto glass business. Find her on Twitter:
@rachelcrocker.
Tagged as:
Auto Glass,
Auto Glass Recycling,
Windshield,
Windshield Recycling,
windshield replacement
