Picture a beautiful beach spanning miles of coastline, gently lapped by aqua-colored water — and sprinkled with glass. Ouch? Think again. It feels just like sand, but with granules that sparkle in the ...

When Tulane University alumni Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz opened Louisiana's only glass recycling facility, they dreamed of using the crushed sand to help restore the state's eroding coastline.

Ron LaCoe and his son, Cody, don’t consider themselves environmentalists; they consider themselves pavement maintenance contractors. And their company, A-1 Sealcoating & Asphalt Maintenance, West ...

Kick Glass HBurg is growing its glass recycling effort with curbside pickup, monthly crush events, and plans for a citywide ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Kentucky distillery piloted a new program to benefit the environment. Maker's Mark reuses glass bottles as part of a Glass to Garden, an initiative that uses pulverized ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney World is using some magic to turn glass jars and bottles into a sand-like substance used for roads and trails. OK, maybe magic and some heavy equipment. A pulverizer is ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After enjoying your Maker’s Mark bourbon, the company says do not throw away the bottles, instead, turn them into something new. The company has launched a pilot initiative called, ...

CHARLOTTE — After a weekend of Charlotte’s nightlife in full swing, the city accumulates thousands of pounds of glass bottles in recycling bins around the city. In most cases, Envision Charlotte’s ...

LAS CRUCES — Glass recycling in Las Cruces was introduced on Earth Day in 2014 … that’s when the South Central Solid Waste Authority began accepting glass bottles and jars for crushing into glass ...

PALMER - For the first time in nearly two decades, glass recycling is coming to Mat-Su. The Valley Community for Recycling Solutions center near the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Central Landfill in ...

LAS CRUCES - Tons of sparkling crushed glass have now completely replaced the previous gray gravel surrounding the office of the Doña Ana County International Jetport. The crushed brown glass reflects ...