Here in California, the local landfill crushes the mixed-color glass and uses it as a cap on the day's waste to help keep things contained. It's an important fu

Here in California, the local landfill crushes the mixed-color glass and uses it as a cap on the day's waste to help keep things contained. It's an important function, and (IMO) a good use for the glass. I do believe that the sorted-clear glass is still valuable enough to be diverted back in to new production.