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In my city, there is a GIANT pile of glass sitting on a slab near a landfill. The commodity price of glass is so low it's not worth selling, so they just store
by giarc 2y ago
In my city, there is a GIANT pile of glass sitting on a slab near a landfill. The commodity price of glass is so low it's not worth selling, so they just store it in hopes of maybe one day selling it. I doubt that will happen and I suspect it's just been put into the landfill by now.
- adrianN 2y agoGlass recycling generally makes little sense because the raw materials are abundant and recycling glass takes a lot of energy.
- unwind 2y agoIn Sweden, where the main glass recycler claims we're world-leading glass recyclers, the claim is that recycling saves 20% of the energy. That is not nothing ...
- adrianN 2y ago20% Energy savings probably have a hard time paying for the wages and the infrastructure needed.
- mkoubaa 2y agoIf you price externalities it can make more sense
- BizarroLand 2y agoAlabama had a glass recycling option and people were proud of it. Turns out they were just burning the glass. https://www.al.com/breaking/2010/05/huntsville_residents_your_recy.html https://www.al.com/breaking/2010/05/huntsville_residents_you...