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Agricultural Fertilizer: Eco-Friendly Alternative Teaming up with Cornell University materials science and engineering graduate student Ryan Greene, Andela Products ventured into exploring glass sand as a potential fertilizer. Together, they crafted a process that turned waste glass into nutrient-rich silica pellets—creating a sustainable, sand-like fertilizer ready to enrich soils and reduce waste. “Through growth study…
Looking for an innovative and eco-friendly solution to divert glass waste from landfill? Andela’s glass to sand pulverizers might transform how your business approaches sustainability. Baltimore-based Goodwill Chesapeake Sustainability Center recently unveiled their GP-05L glass pulverizer, affectionately named Poe, as a shining example of how companies can give unsellable glass a second life. What can…
Glass Half Full’s founder, Franziska Trautman, gave a TED Talk at TEDNext 2024 in October. At Andela Products, we’ve been working with Glass Half Full for several years. Recently they upgraded their glass pulverizer to our GP-2HD while expanding their footprint with a larger facility. We’re big fans of Franziska Trautman and Glass Half Full.…
Using pulverized glass sand in concrete is a way to make waste glass purposeful by diverting it from a community’s landfill and using it to create sustainable infrastructure. Mobile Alabama’s The Osprey Initiative, an environmental organization, teamed up with the City of Fairhope in September to manage their recycled glass in concrete projects for the…
Our customer Glass Half Full, based in the Gulf Coast, got started in glass processing after originally raising money to buy an Andela Glass Pulverizing System. Along with that they created a glass collection program in New Orleans to build a mountain of glass waste. Networking and partnering with local universities helped them find the…
Inspired by Glass Half Full’s research partnership with Tulane University on the use of recycled glass sand for coastal and marshland restoration, researchers at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg campus are collaborating with Tulane University to see how glass sand might help Texas agriculture. Glass Half Full use an Andela Pulverizer at…
Glass Half Full has built their very successful glass recycling business in New Orleans with one of our most popular glass pulverizer systems, the GP-05L. This machine recycles glass waste glass at a rate of 1-2 tons per hour, the end result is a clean glass sand appropriate for coastal restoration. Glass Half Full has…
You are starting a business, an innovative startup, a glass recycling business. Congratulations! Now it’s time to think about growth and expansion. But how do you grow your business? And for those considering start-up or change-up to a glass recycling business, what are the potential opportunities for growth? Where does the revenue come from? How…
Do I Need a Glass Crusher or Glass Pulverizer? Many of our prospective customers think they need a “crusher” when they need a “pulverizer.” Both Andela crushers and pulverizers break down glass using mechanical force via our flexible impactor system. Understanding the difference between crushers and pulverizers is essential. Input, output, and end-uses for your…
Celebrating a significant step in their sustainability journey, Goodwill Outlet & Recycling Center Delaware unveiled a new Andela Products GP-MegaMini waste glass-to-sand pulverizer machine! With a generous grant from the Truist Charitable Fund, Goodwill Outlet & Recycling Center Delaware and their sustainability partners at Goodwill of Greater Washington and Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake look…
