# Commission Implementing Decision of 28 February 2012 establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions for the manufacture of glass (notified under document C(2012) 865) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/134/EU), Division 12

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

BAT is to reduce water consumption by using one or a combination of the following techniques:
Technique
Applicability
(i)
Minimisation of spillages and leaks
The technique is generally applicable
(ii)
Reuse of cooling and cleaning waters after purging
The technique is generally applicable.
Recirculation of scrubbing water is applicable to most scrubbing systems; however, periodic discharge and replacement of the scrubbing medium may be necessary
(iii)
Operate a quasi-closed loop water system as far as technically and economically feasible
The applicability of this technique may be limited by the constraints associated with the safety management of the production process. In particular:
open circuit cooling may be used when safety issues require for it (e.g. incidents when large quantities of glass need to be cooled)
water used in some specific process (e.g. downstream activities in the continuous filament glass fibre sector, acid polishing in the domestic and special glass sectors, etc.) may have to be discharged in total or in part to the waste water treatment system

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/134/annex/division/5/division/1.1/division/1.1.5/division/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-134/annex/division-5/division-1.1/division-1.1.5/division-12
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