Goodwill's Sustainability Initiative
May 2024
Some of the glass that is donation to Goodwill is broken and cannot be sold. Three Goodwill stores have taken action to recycle this glass rather than send it to landfills.
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Pulverizing glass into sand amid shortage
May 2024
An estimated 28 billion glass bottles and jars end up in landfills each year despite glass being completely recyclable.
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Study shows plants can grow in glass made sand
April 2024
Humans extract 50 billion tons of sand every year. During an experiment on the South Philadelphia coastline, it was found glass-sand soil was just as effective as soil made from natural sand.
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This Simple Machine Turns Glass Into Sand
March 2024
Photo by Fast Company
Read about a Maryland pottery studio owner who has learned how to turn wine bottles into glass plates.
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Waste Glass Recycling: A Circular Solution
September 2023
Cynthia Andela shares how glass can be used in many ways including as a soil additive, compost mix, marshland restoration, construction sand or aggregates, filtration sand, landscaping mulch, hiking, and horse trail augmentation, and as a sandblasting medium.
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Glass Recycling and Climate Change
August 2023
Check out this article written by Andela Products Owner, Cynthia Andela to learn more about coastal restoration, green stormwater infrastructure, and the benefits of recycling glass.
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‘Flagler Beach recognized for recycling program
January 2023
Photo by Click Orlando
With Andela’s surge hopper machine, Flagler Beach is able to recycle 10-12 tons of glass per week during peak season.
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Construction Complete for Soilless Soil Pilot Site
October 2022
To address the damage during Hurricane Ida, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation is now using glass-based soil for stormwater retention.
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Wine Bottles To Sand: Saving Our Coastlines
June 2022
Two college seniors set out to address the sand shortage by starting their own glass recycling initiative.
