Only about a third of the glass used in the U.S. gets recycled. That’s much lower than Europe, where some countries have recycling rates above 90%. So what gives? And what can we do about it?

Glass is an extremely valuable commodity that is being discarded in many ways every day. This is particularly troublesome, considering glass is endlessly recyclable. That’s because it doesn’t lose ...

Infinite Recycled Technologies, an offshoot of Watson Recycling, is collecting architectural glass at a Rochester construction site. Infinite is the only U.S. company that is recycling window glass.

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 ...

A lack of convenient access and issues like landfill economics have made glass recycling difficult. Groups such as Ripple Glass, Ace Glass, and Phoenix Glass are trying to help by easing the process.

Audi has announced a new pilot program that involves recycling windows and installing recycled windowpanes in the Q4 e-tron. The pilot operation will go on for an entire year, and it is a ...

A person wearing a yellow tee shirt and tan cardigan sorts items for recycling. - pikselstock/Shutterstock Recycling as much waste as possible is a no-brainer when it ...

Sandhill Industries , a Boise, ID-based manufacturer of decorative tile, received the Evergreen Award from the Northwest regional office of the Environmental Protection Agency. The company earned the ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of The Star’s series “Talking Trash.” All of the stories were inspired by questions and concerns we heard from Kansas Citians through listening sessions, an online ...

DeKalb County’s government is asking residents to stop putting glass in their curbside recycling containers. Instead, those who want to recycle their glass can bring it to any of 16 locations across ...

Whoa, not so fast! Don’t drop that wine bottle in the regular old recycling bin! Until 2020, New Orleans, and Louisiana for that matter, didn’t have widely available glass recycling. In fact, more ...

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