Grassroots glass recycling
We recycle glass “waste” into sand and gravel for disaster relief and prevention, coastal restoration, eco-construction, new glass products, and so much more!
Converting glass into sand & gravel for coastal restoration disaster relief sandbags eco-construction art so many things!
We collect and convert glass bottles — which have been going to waste in our landfills for decades — into sustainable and functional resources: glass sand and gravel. These precious materials have a vast array of applications, from coastal restoration and flood mitigation to eco-construction and sandblasting. The opportunities for use are endless!
Converting glass “waste” into sand and gravel.
We started with an idea, a backyard, and a commitment to seeing the ‘glass half full.’ A few years later, we’ve diverted millions of pounds of glass from landfills and converted it into sand for disaster relief sandbags, coastal restoration, eco-construction, art, new glass products, and so much more!
Grassroots recycling: by the community, for the community.
100,000 pounds of sand go to restore the Louisiana coast!
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Glass Half Full featured on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
Converting glass into sustainable sand & gravel
Hover over each side to see the before and after
“We aim to produce millions of pounds of sand annually to supply the rapidly depleting resource globally. This way, we can be a sustainable alternative to environmentally exploitative sand extraction and sand mining.”
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Hand-crafted jewelry, made from your recycled glass
Our collaboration with New Orleans Artist Liquid Art Glass to create one-of-a-kind products from your recycled glass bottles.