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Glass is basically infinitely usable, aside from breaking it, and does not pollute the things that go in it or if it's tossed in a landfill. It's also the most
by bmitc 3y ago
Glass is basically infinitely usable, aside from breaking it, and does not pollute the things that go in it or if it's tossed in a landfill. It's also the most easily recycled material with high yields (basically 100%).
- voidnap 3y agoI was recently made aware that some amount of glass is not recycled and instead turned into powder to cover landfills. Apparently, where I live, most used glass ends up this way; but I expect it varies between institutions. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/recycling-glass-eight-boroughs-landfill-1.6899978 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/recycling-glass-eigh...
- bmitc 3y agoYea, there is a lot of discrepancy between what is actually recycled or not, particularly from trash and recyclables coming from homes and municipalities. I keep wondering if there's an opportunity there to help improve the yields of recycling.