Uses for Pulverized Glass
Processing MRF Glass Into Usable Sand And Aggregate Can Turn a Disposal Problem Into an Asset Glass recovery rates in the U.S. remain stubbornly low. A recent report from the Glass Recycling Foundation estimates that only about one-third of glass in the United States is recovered, while millions of tons still end up in landfills…
Recycled glass can move from the waste stream into terrazzo and construction applications when processed locally. A recent project at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga shows how recycled glass can move from the waste stream to a finished surface. Collected glass is being incorporated into a terrazzo-style concrete floor for a new residence hall…
Cities, A Soil Problem Cities, like Philadelphia, have lost much of the organic matter — minerals, sand, and clay — that create a vibrant natural soil. “Instead, underneath our feet is lots of “rubble, debris, and the history of the city,” said Daniel Flinchbaugh, assistant landscape planner at the University of Pennsylvania. Vibrant Soil Project…
Glass and Plastic Packaging, The Truth… We all know that glass is the more sustainable packaging material because it is infinitely recyclable. It can be pulverized, crushed, or melted, and made into new products. With an Andela crusher or pulverizer, those new products would be clean glass sand and cullet with many uses! Unfortunately, plastic…
Background The US has a glass recycling rate of around 27% compared to Europe’s 90% glass recycling rate. Despite having the tools and capabilities to recycle/reuse post-consumer glass, which is infinitely recyclable, most of it ends up in US landfills. There are a multitude of reasons for this, one is that fewer glass bottle manufacturers…
Agricultural Fertilizer: Eco-Friendly Alternative Teaming up with Cornell University materials science and engineering graduate student Ryan Greene, Andela Products is exploring glass sand as a potential fertilizer. Together, we crafted a process that turns waste glass into nutrient-rich silica pellets—creating a sustainable, sand-like fertilizer ready to enrich soils and reduce waste. “Through growth study research,…
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…