Patent ID: 8631668

Claim:
A method of creating a batch of recycled glass from mixed color recycled glass cullet, the method comprising: receiving target specification data for mixed color recycled glass cullet from a glass plant; receiving a first batch of mixed color recycled glass cullet provided by a first processing facility having a first color composition percentage, the first batch of mixed color recycled glass cullet comprising flint, green, and amber glass; receiving a second batch of mixed color recycled glass cullet provided by a second processing facility having a second color composition percentage, the second batch of mixed color recycled glass cullet comprising flint, green, and amber glass; and generating, after the receiving the target specification data, a third batch of mixed color recycled glass cullet, the third batch of mixed color recycled glass cullet having specification data consistent with the target specification data, the generating including blending a first amount of the first batch of mixed color recycled glass cullet with a second amount of the second batch of mixed color recycled glass cullet, the first amount of the first batch of mixed color recycled glass cullet calculated at least in part by the first color composition of the first batch of mixed color recycled glass cullet, the second amount of the second batch of mixed color recycled glass cullet calculated at least in part by the second color composition percentage of the second batch of mixed color recycled glass cullet; combining a portion of the third batch of mixed color recycled glass cullet with plant scrap to form a further color composition; and adjusting the further color composition by combining raw materials with the third batch of mixed color recycled glass cullet and the plant scrap.