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Glass is also 100% pointless to recycle. The planet's crust is made of glass, it's not exactly a scarce resource, and old glass is environmentally harmless. An
by ars 6y ago
Glass is also 100% pointless to recycle. The planet's crust is made of glass, it's not exactly a scarce resource, and old glass is environmentally harmless.
And in the real world it's virtually never recycled, instead its crushed and used as landfill cover (they cover the trash each night to keep down vermin).
- proc0 6y ago"they cover the trash each night to keep down vermin" shudders
- simon1573 6y agoSand is starting to get scarce. https://www.businessinsider.com/global-sand-shortage-could-cause-damaging-effects-2018-12?r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/global-sand-shortage-could-c...
- iguy 6y agoI can't read the article, but in my understanding, sand for concrete is what might be scarce. Because it has to have particles with the right degree of sharp corners. (IIRC, the Saudis import this from Australia or something, because their wind-blown sand is too round.) But glass is much easier.
- cedilla 6y agoIt's easier, cheaper and less energy intensive than producing new glass. Literally billions of tons of glass are recycled each year.