The University of the Virgin Islands has just received five machines that will aid in recycling glass waste to produce … sand. It may seem like there is already plenty of sand in the territory.

NEW CASTLE, Del. (CBS) – Staff at the Goodwill of Delaware unveiled a new glass pulverizer machine designed to help address sustainable fixes to excess glass waste and a growing global sand shortage.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Backyard Sapphire has been recycling glass since February of 2021. They started by turning bottles into pebble-sized mulch, then expanded to include crushing glass into sand.

This is just one of the many applications/uses for the Merlin-VSI™ range of crushers. With worldwide stockpiles of waste glass forever growing and government taxes on landfill becoming ever more ...

Glass takes 1 million years to break down into its natural state and costs the village of Los Lunas $33.66 per ton to bury, $340,000 per year. The purchase of a glass crushing plant turned this huge ...

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 ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque’s Solid Waste Management office had made quite the upgrade. A massive, brand new glass crusher will give Albuquerque new potential when it comes to ...

TUCSON, Ariz. -- The City of Tucson is using a new project to save money and help the environment. The city is using crushed glass to help with construction projects, and are testing the process on a ...

At sustainability-obsessed Shaw restaurant Oyster Oyster, candles are made from filtered cooking oil and the beeswax of its local honey producer. Menus are printed on recycled paper with pollinator ...