How Sand Made From Crushed Glass Rebuilds Louisiana’s Shrinking Coast | World Wide Waste

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[@ThingsThatMakeYouAskWHY]

9:53 I want to help! I don't have money but I have a mouth and a willingness to push! Please tell me how to get involved?

[@ccbc5780]

What's even better is that they consulted scientist to make sure they're not doing more harm in the process. Great job!

[@bikinglikebecker]

Ya, great job.. except for the fact that they are spreading Vitrified Silica Dust.. now look up Silicosis and still tell me this is a great idea...

[@kevrolld]

@@bikinglikebecker

[@cfv1984]

@@bikinglikebecker oh if it isn't worldwide famous silicosis expert Biking Like Becker! Amazing. Hello sir! So good to have you here. Did you tell the experts they consulted about it? They might not have heard about this extremely easily googleable condition, and it's kind of important that you, the foremost authority on Whining About Obvious Stuff Other People Actually Did Better Than Yourself, find them and let them know how wrong they were to allow this heinous, perfectly viable project to continue

[@bikinglikebecker]

@@cfv1984 Well just like mask filter pore size or covid passports, not every idea is a great idea and people make mistakes all the time... and if they had an idea what silicosis is, then they wouldn't think crushing glass and spreading it on populated beaches would be such a great idea as you clearly do... Streetcars were using sand on their braking systems to slow them down faster in an emergency, but that was also creating vitrified silica dust in the process and they even stopped using those braking systems in the past 10 years because of people like me pointing out the harm they are causing unknowingly... But thanks for spewing your bile filth with no intelligence or intention other than to berate & insult others.. What would we do without people like you? Did you get spanked too hard as a kid or were you just dropped?

[@bikinglikebecker]

@@cfv1984 apparently you are the expert, and now you know... Laugh My Asimov!

[@patrickbarrett5650]

My new drive was laid using ‘sand/glass’ it was a huge success, sometimes the ground glitters as if it’s frosty. These people deserve every success. 👏🏻

[@Lotsielots]

They have been doing this in the UK for years. Does America only just have this?

[@patrickbarrett5650]

@@Lotsielots I am in the UK, it’s the first time I’d seen it.

[@davidhudson3001]

@@ericalorraine7943lookup Priscilla Dearmin-Turner, this is her name online, she's the real investment prodigy since the crash and have help me recovered my loses

[@petermusa5396]

Financial management is a crucial topic that most tend to shy away from, and ends up haunting them in the near future

[@lezliewhicker8450]

@@ericalorraine7943 Investment now will be wise but the truth is investing on your own will be a high risk. I think it will be best to get a professional👌

[@chellybeans116]

Being born and raised in New Orleans and working as a bartender for 11 years I know firsthand how much glass one bar goes through on a daily basis. The fact that NOLA doesn't have a glass recycling program and the desperate need for it due to our alcohol consumption make this crucial for my home town. Amazing.

[@el__5139]

❤️

[@Megatraum504]

11 years? bless ur soul

[@sonozaki0000]

It sounds excellent to find hyper-local uses for local waste like this. A key to our future right there

[@jbaby362]

Working with scientists to check the environmental impact, reusing burlap from coffee houses, passing on the cardboard. I just am so blown away at how many different people n this community have gotten involved and created a web that is positively impacting their community

[@addchannelname9021]

they are clearly working with "mad" scientists They need to research silicosis and the dangers of fine silica powder to the lungs.

[@troyclayton]

I'm shocked that glass recycling isn't mandatory everywhere. Where I live in rural New England, towns have been using crushed glass locally to replace sand in asphalt for over 30 years (and we have LOADS of glacial sand- just dig a hole). The sad part is people recycling bottles is still thought of as innovating.

[@richardwicks4190]

No it's not considered innovation. I'm in the United States, up until the 1970's, it was quite common to recycle glass bottles by literally reusing them. Soda bottles had a 10 cent deposit on them, and that was a significant amount back then, they were returned, cleaned, and refilled. This changed with the plastic industry. It is now illegal to recycle glass bottles this way. It's only illegal to help the plastics industry.

[@Lithane97]

As the other guy said, glass recycling was SUPER common several decades ago. Milk containers were glass, drop off and pickup to be reused, soda bottles, all kinds of products were in glass containers that could be returned, cleaned, and reused. Of course, due to insanely cheap plastic, it was more cost effective for companies to just make endless floods of plastic containers than to even bother reusing the already made glass containers.

[@rap3208]

Why not just reuse the bottles again, all they have to do is wash it, Remember when sodas come in bottles? Or milk came in bottles? The bottles were reused again and again. Developing nations still use this method.

[@rap3208]

@@Lithane97 And now the land and seven seas are covered in plastic that'll take centuries to a millenia to decompose.

[@hddh5917]

@@rap3208 tons of clean water cleaning used bottles? Not a good ideia.

[@VicoloSerra]

It would be interesting to study the thermal and structural properties of bricks made with their sand

[@Jake-rs9nq]

Many different companies around the world make bricks from recycled glass. There's probably studies on it.

[@ipissed]

Reclaimed glass makes excellent sand for concrete. The problem is after processing recycled glass isn't as cheap as using up natural resources. We really need to recycle glass more. In my entire state when you put glass in the recycle bin it just means that it will be crushed by dozers so as not to take up as much space in the landfill. That is all.

[@Mattie_LIGHT]

I was going to ask what ASTMs does it meet

[@dylanmonstrum1538]

That's a good question!

[@nataliepeters9777]

In Germany we do this since many years in the whole country. Sort them by colour, it helps.

[@infiniteadam7352]

So cool! I love how the community got behind them to create the solution!

[@9eo9raph]

It's amazing, how irrationally people can consume nature resources in the global scale. Without thinking of effects. And how enthusiastically they solve local problems. Good luck to the guys!

[@bikinglikebecker]

Vitrified "Crystalline" Silica Dust causes Silicosis.... This is not a solution, this is an ecological nightmare not just for humans but any living thing that breaths in air... It is why stone-cutters cutting tiles use water to reduce the dust floating in the air.. Black Lung also seen the most by miners throughout history, but even just Air Pollution is giving us Black Lungs with millions dying every year keeping pace with WW2 because of 2+ billion people that commute every single working day of the week...

[@greendotscott5038]

@@9eo9raph it's the nutria rats eroding the coastline.

[@brokenrecord3523]

People want to be part of something bigger than themselves. There are a lot of negative ways that can suck you in, leave you empty and then there is this.

[@bikinglikebecker]

@@brokenrecord3523 Using crushed glass to build beaches while using sand to fill building foundations.... So funny they think breathing in Crystalline Silica Dust is a solution... the only thing that helps to solve is the population crisis...

[@magnolia31611]

As a life long Louisianan, this brings tears to my eyes. I love my state, and it’s people so much! I’m so so glad this video popped up in my recommendations! I’m telling everyone I know about this! I hope it grows, and one day is all across Louisiana, and really, everywhere! What an awesome thing they are doing!❤️

[@hiwelcometochillis2579]

In Spain after winter storms the beach sand is refill with machinery 🚒🚛🚧 The sand is just inside the water ( storms tidal waves swipe the surface sand inside the water) they just scoop it out again 😅 is very simple Every spring they supposed to scoop it out

[@CassieHodges-pr7ng]

I'm genuinely glad you're so optimistic, but aren't most people in Louisiana conservatives and therefore call anything even remotely related to environmentalism "liberal hippie crap" or "libtard propaganda"? (I unfortunately live next door in Texas and have a deep disdain for many people here who have that mindset).

[@hiwelcometochillis2579]

@@CassieHodges-pr7ng Louisiana has been bombarded with green liberal propaganda To the point you're thinking this is a politic point of view 😅 When is just solve the problem with glass or scooping the sand from inside the water to outside the water (You don't need to identify or join green political party) to just put glass pebbles or scoop the sand out the water.

[@biazacha]

@@CassieHodges-pr7ng imo with the treat of losing their homes to the floods being very real they aren’t wasting time making it political, looks like the local community at large is on board with the project so the rest of the state wouldn’t be that big of a jump.

[@lalagardenia6500]

​@@CassieHodges-pr7ngsurprise! conservatives want clean air, safe water, and a healthy environment. Watch RFK JR clean it all up efficiently instead of getting billions of dollars to just blabber about green this green that but do nothing of value.

[@Shanarai]

Good on her for doing this, she is an environmental hero in my book. A lot of us just take the easy route and get on with our lives but it is heartwarming to know there are some out there who really want to make a difference.

[@nemiw4429]

Nobody asks themself what happens when u breath in small glass particles?

[@lajoswinkler]

@@nemiw4429 Exactly, they should make sure to enclose their small factory, to separate the machines in special rooms with airlocks and HEPA filters. This is so bad for the lungs in long terms. Good idea, but bad execution.

[@Misaki896]

@@nemiw4429 the workers totally get it because osha makes them wear the mask and receive training for small airborne particles. The average everyday consumer, nor the environment understand whatsoever

[@Misaki896]

@@lajoswinkler bad idea bad execution, none of this is a good idea, most especially grinding it down to a particle so fine that it becomes easily airborne. She's addressing an ecological problem and creating an ecological disaster that'll last for a century!

[@Jake-rs9nq]

@@Misaki896 Glass naturally breaks down into airborne particles, what are you talking about?

[@stevo9421]

Genius. The product, the environmental responsibility and the way it's literally put in the arms of the community

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

The effort and energy put into this clearly isn't efficient for saving the coastline. Frankly the glass should just go to the landfill. This is for all intents and purposes quite pointless.

[@Lisa-my5sy]

@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep and what makes you the expert on this? I love ppl like you who feel the need to demean efforts like this, what do you do?

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

@@Lisa-my5sy By having a functioning brain with cognitive faculties and having the capacity to remember what less than and greater than means from basic math. I love people who who use broken English, have a big mouth and can't even comprehend straightforward concepts.

[@lumini3172]

@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep This is a start. Nobody’s saying that this is going to be what stops all the problems about sand. The point of the matter is that they’re not sitting back and doing nothing. By saying it should just go to landfill is why we have problems in the first place. “It won’t make much of a difference so why even try?” Very pessimistic of you. At least they’re actually trying to help rather than being grinches on the internet.

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

@@lumini3172 Reading comprehension is an important skill to develop. Look at the context of what I wrote. Did I say recycling glass is bad? No. I said the resources being used to do all of this for all intents and purposes is pointless in relation to the output and impact. Those resources are being mismanaged. This is not hard to comprehend. Let me give you an example to help you grasp the conversation. This is like a group that uses lets say 1 million dollars a year to and clear areas of an invasive plant. When they could instead use that million to produce millions of clones of mature native plants that would out compete the invasive species because they are already past the vulnerable seedling stage and established plants. This is a waste of resources. If you still can't grasp the conversation then perhaps it's not for you.

[@janmarchand7294]

Hat's off to them! I'm 62 and my family had a camp in Grande Isle for 30 years. I went back about 8 years ago and didn't recognize any old landmarks, it was all gone. It was unbelievable, and so depressing because I hold those memories close of long, lazy days fishing, trawling and going to the beach. Seeing these young people trying to do good for our wetlands makes me hopeful that more people will get involved. Our future belongs to the young, let's not forget that.

[@Bruintjebeer6]

I have a friend in Louisiana who told me Grand Isle is losing at least an inch or more a year. I have been one time there, staying in a motel on the beach with about 20 people. It was one of my best vacations ever.

[@janmarchand7294]

@@Bruintjebeer6 It was such a laid back atmosphere, and we were there for so long you really got to know the residents, all lovely people. For years we didn't even have a phone or a TV, it was total relaxation.

[@Bruintjebeer6]

@@janmarchand7294 Yes I never been to a place where people were so inviting and nice. I was there for just a couple of weeks but it was if I had lived there for years. I remember in restaurants they even let us make our own drinks. It is sad it is all disappearing because it is a unique place and not run over by tourists like the coast of the Netherlands where I live.

[@janmarchand7294]

@@Bruintjebeer6 I'm so glad you had fun, and I do miss it very much. My parents got older and we went less and less, it was sold quickly, Wonderful memories there.

[@colmcillegardner2144]

@@Bruintjebeer6 👍

[@wishingonthemoon1]

If two college kids can do this, just think of what the rest of the world could do if we had the same mindset, passion, and empathy. Kudos to these two.

[@mirekkardos5289]

Two college kids with wealthy families, the project is additionally backed by their university.

[@ZombieBacon13]

You'd be amazed what you could do with a little help from well off parents. I knew a kid from school who got gifted an apartment building for his birthday and i'm over there barely able to attend school cause of money.

[@kparker2430]

nothing too hard for local governments who employ people specifically to apply for grants to fund such local works. It's environmental, it's recycling and local commerce.

[@crazy808ish]

@@variklane7032 People spend significantly more than that on a car all the time and then act as if this project is so impossibly out of reach 😂

[@ryanott8536]

@@Caterpillartears No need to shit on people doing a good thing just cause they have a privilege you don't. That's why we work hard to make good money so our kids can have those privileges we didn't have!

[@Boo-pv4hn]

This is amazing I’m so glad someone’s finally A-dressing the sand issue, long term I’d like them to work with local councils to use the sand for glass and other things they want so they stop funnelling natural sand

[@gappai]

Silica sand, construction sand, and "dumping" sand (reclamation sand) is entirely different and cannot be used interchangeably. For obvious reasons silica sand is the highest (purest) grade among all, and should only be recycled back into high grade products to conserve resources.

[@Boo-pv4hn]

@@gappai I didn’t say otherwise, issues with natural resources including sand can be conflated, not sure why you commented on my post to say nothing helpful

[@ertavampy4622]

@@gappai wait you mean the stuff in my litterbox isnt good for art?

[@alexcrowder1673]

*Addressing*

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

@@Boo-pv4hn I think you failed to understand them. These people are dumping a high grade infinitely recyclable sand on the beach, which is causing a shortage of that material requiring more raw sand to be harvested, to then refine down to get that high quality sand. These people have good intentions but are making things worse.

[@ChesireHeart]

Such a creative and smart idea! Glass is naturally found in the environment so grinding it down to sand is pretty much just speeding up the process. I hope they continue to grow their idea

[@israelmex888]

Yeah let's breathe glass powder into the lungs. Nothing bad can happen !!! Wrong it will stay in your lungs forever creating small cuts in there. After years of this the body makes scar tissue replacing alveoli and asphyxiation will be imminent. Happens all the time working with granite.

[@hughjass1976]

@Slot E Sam thing if you accidentally breathe natural sand. You fucked up, and it ain't gonna be good for you

[@hughjass1976]

@Slot E lad if you're too dumb to not breathe in sand, there's no helping you

[@hughjass1976]

@Slot E imagine admitting to eating sand

[@moist_onions]

@@slote3687sand isn’t always sharp because of natural weathering smoothing it out, exact same thing happens to glass. if you want to argue against this product being put in nature, you should look at the metals used to color the glass which absolutely is not natural to coastlines

[@hectormontes7056]

That’s honestly great. I love seeing man-made things co-existing with nature, especially when it’s made to help the environment.

[@kalegallarde6369]

You do know that glass is made from sand in the first place right? 🤦‍♂️

[@astick5249]

@@kalegallarde6369 they mean a man made bottle being turned into environment parts

[@severalwolves]

@@astick5249the bottle can be turned into more bottles though. rather than making it so glass companies have to go dig up MORE sand, they should be recycling this into bottles.

[@JS-po8oc]

​@@severalwolvesLosing wetlands costs far more money

[@charlenequinilty7252]

As a native of Louisiana I’m so proud and grateful for this. We need this.

[@addchannelname9021]

No, WE don't LOOK at the lack of PPE for the workers, SILICOSIS, look it up pal.

[@freddjie3097]

I remember if you go into old costal cities such as New York or Boston, you’ll find smooth round pieces of glass scattered around the shore, similar to the ones they sell at the fish store in net bags. I’m pretty Nature does this naturally but it takes a very long time which is why it’s great that people like these in Louisiana do it alongside nature

[@diversitycandle5708]

I live in coastal Maine, up here we just call it sea glass. The glass has been eroded by the sea and the pieces become super soft with rounded edges.

[@danieldevito6380]

I'm from Boston and there's no old glass scattered around the shore

[@gvv6167]

@@danieldevito6380 yes there is. There like glass rocks

[@danieldevito6380]

@@gvv6167 What part of Boston are you from?

[@gvv6167]

@@danieldevito6380 I'm not from Boston. Some places have sea glass. Some have sea glass beaches even.

[@ashleylala4293]

There’s so many things we can all do to help the environment. I keep clean, reusable glass containers in my car and whenever I have leftovers at a restaurant or I’m getting takeout, I just bring my own container. If you eat out a lot, this saves SO many single use plastic or foam containers. And it’s better for your health because it reduces your exposure to the chemicals in the disposable containers that may leech into hot foods. It’s a win-win.

[@attewikman3111]

nice job 👍 you actuallu contributed 0% to earth trash problems. Just start pointing fingers on goverment who could do something but doesnt want to. And yes that is about wanting, what they simply dont do. Otherwise politicians would do such policies, but are currently afraid to get their job again. Imagine making your company better and get fired.

[@GypsyHunter232UK]

I too keep glass bottles and jars in my car here in the qeer old corrupt uk 🇬🇧. I then wait till dark and then go out in my car and smash the bottles and jars in the road to see people get punctures and flat tyres.. Best recycling way to use your old glass bottles and jars..yours sincerely from the old qeer corrupt uk 🇬🇧

[@superslimanoniem4712]

@@attewikman3111 yeah it won't fix it, but at least it's kinda helping by making people more aware of the problem ig

[@jeannesophia]

there are more and more people starting to do this :) if everyone did it, it would greatly reduce takeout/single-use trash in landfills. good job to you and anyone else like you, doing your part and being responsible with your environmental footprint

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

@@attewikman3111 He/she is helping. Why do people have to just be a downer? What are you doing? This isn't the end. The OP is also inspiring and teaching others to do the same, gain awareness, and come up with more solutions. I don't really understand your comment. Did you say all you want to do is just overly depend on and wait for the government to do something? You seem to say you want people to urge the government but then say people teaching people to take action in their lives is nothing. How is it different? They're both about raising awareness. Why do you only believe for one? Sounds like double standards. I think it's easier and more helpful to get the masses to take action in their lives. How is it not helpful to masses of people use their own containers instead of disposable ones from restaurants and stores? That could prevent 1000s of pieces of trash.

[@laurent3415]

This is a great first step toward getting a community excited about recycling. What would look really good going forward is finding many ways to reuse the glass ranging from sand to reycled bottles. Then move the focus toward taking recyclable materials out of your local landfill so that the community can begin the process of emptying it.

[@annabell3385]

I read an article about monks making buildings from bottles. They were really beautiful.

[@laurent3415]

@@annabell3385 There are structures called earthships that make use of glass bottles as well. It's gorgeous and looks like stained glass.

[@gabepee3533]

In Australia we get paid to recycle glass and plastic bottles, called return and earn. They are all over the place.

[@ivs721]

@@gabepee3533 Well.. It's not in our big states, only mainly in Qld and SA

[@tramenari]

*"Never let anyone tell you that a single individual can't make a difference because all of this is thanks to incredible people"*

[@spooknut8625]

@Choas_Lord_512 That's the mindset that won't ever get anything done and let the world rot away because of our doing.

[@mitchhamilton64]

@Choas_Lord_512 says the guy who probably does nothing to solve anything and just criticizes others hard work.

[@desperate4dopamine]

@Choas_Lord_512 people these days can’t handle the truth bud. Sensitive ass losers lol

[@desperate4dopamine]

@@spooknut8625 wtf you doing for our planet besides complaining online

[@desperate4dopamine]

@@mitchhamilton64 at least he has a job unlike you

[@lisawhitehall1870]

THIS SHOULD BE MANDATORY IN EVERY STATE, THIS IS CLIMATE RIGHT, ITS A SAFE FILTRATION, and so many uses in concrete, building, so many uses. On so many levels! You're awesome!

[@-___-g]

Okay, but who’s paying for it? You wanna increase taxes again?

[@onethatdoesart5650]

@@-___-g you act like we couldn’t fund this over stupider shit that we currently are funding. Tax the churches for once, don’t they love god’s earth too? The shit we do tax cost us twice as much than if it were free and accessible. Shit we tax women in America twice as much as men, aka the pink tax. If we want to fight taxes that should be it’s own priority but let’s put the planet we stand on before the money issues.

[@TomgirlTears]

@@-___-g People like you do not understand how taxes work. You just redirect taxes from other operations that are less effective. Why should we keep funding the trucks that dump glass onto our coastlines or into giant piles of beer bottles when we can defund that, and redirect the tremendous amount of money we spend on it into something useful like this

[@-___-g]

@@TomgirlTears people like you don’t understand that once a government program exist, it doesn’t go away. Trust me I know about taxes😂 I did a lot of research so I don’t have to pay taxes legally.

[@love-wp5fy]

not gonna happen with how capitalist america is, if it doesnt make a profit then it most likely not change.

[@captainchau]

They really should be wearing respirators and googles at the facility the entire time with how fine/small the particles are getting.

[@thelasttrueblade6684]

I saw a few masks/reperators

[@mehere8038]

I actually think they should be looking at machinery that doesn't break it down that fine to begin with! I'm sure that would be possible with a change of settings or similar. Why make something so fine & potentially problematic when you don't have to? I get the feeling that's a bi-product of removing sharp edges from the glass, but in fact those sharp edges would make it a perfect replacement for sand used in construction! & given they started this business in 2020, yes, obviously they should be wearing masks, not only for the glass particles, but also for a certain little virus that they seem to deny exists in that state

[@fuckyoutube5584]

Well even tho vice did this story they forgotten to mention that Louisiana is investigating their claims it helps the environment. Thus why they dont sell said products. Government know and is finding evidence that this is a bad practice and that these people will be paying out of pocket for said actions from project. If I read correct a lawsuit is already under way against them to provide and prove more scientific evidence or shut down.

[@K.J.Ray421]

@@mehere8038 The problem is, if they don't go fine enough, they will produce sand that embeds into the skin like fiberglass but worse I'd assume. I would think the settings are finer than needed as some insurance. But it still made me cringe when she's just rubbing it around in her hands. To do that and not cause an issue, it must be extremely fine. I wouldn't doubt if she notices breathing problems if she does this for 20 years straight and doesn't wear a mask. I worked in those environments and now at 38, wish I had worn a mask more. Sawdust, sandblasting, painting cars, it all adds up.

[@mehere8038]

@@K.J.Ray421 yeh, that's the thing, those "fiberglass" particles are still there, just finer now, so might not impact hands, but they're more likely to impact lungs. That's going to be a problem beyond just the factory though, anyone handling this stuff in a way that aerosolises it, such as pouring or scooping it, is also going to be breathing in the super fine particles

[@stef1lee]

They may be a long way in making a dent but they're definitely doing an amazing job. Very inspirational and they should absolutely be proud of all their achievements.

[@addchannelname9021]

uhhh no they are not doing an "amazing job" Look at those workers PPE, have these idiot owners ever heard of silicosis? Obviously not. These workers need eyewear AND Masks so they don't get sili fukin cosis and die an early death.

[@ahthisisgood]

You folks are the ones who will solve the waste problem ... Fresh ideas, fearless attitude to trying new things, not afraid of failure, just a "get 'her done" mentality. Respect to you both. 👍

[@the_indecisiveartist_5850]

Not only did they see a problem, they made a good way to solve it. Also considering how flexible the products are, I could see that they'll become bigger over the years. They will probably be a very valuable company for the environment and construction! I hope for thier success, I am sure thier future will be very bright!

[@chrisb6791]

I wish every state in the US was doing this!!!!!!! Every place in the world, for that matter!

[@Spaghetious]

Yeah more useles companies that do absolutely nothing !

[@the_indecisiveartist_5850]

@@Spaghetious Pardon but how does it do nothing? You don't have to read. I am just genuinely curious and wanted to give my own reasons. Who knows? I might learn something new! From what I can see, if they can make a reusable source of sand that can be used in construction, it can make acquiring it much easier. We use sand for bottles, decorations (like hourglasses or gardening), terraforming, and construction. Honestly I see it as an interesting venture that could help the fact we need to use sand for a lot. Besides it is better than letting perfectly good bottles lay there. Most of the time glass that ends up in the ocean becomes these smooth stones called "mermaid tears" and don't provide much usage after that. Though it would be facinating to see the mermaid stones also being reverted into sand, not just bottles. Our population is growing and we use cement and sand A LOT so this can be very valuable. Besides why not? Lumber companies replant more trees than they cut down to maintain a sustainable flow of materials. This could be a great way for construction to have a steady (still slow) way to gather materials, by reforming sand from materials that won't get used again /gen

[@Spaghetious]

@@the_indecisiveartist_5850 The long-lasting nature of glass also means that glass can be recycled forever. It never wears out as a raw material, so old bottles and jars can be remanufactured into new glass containers over and over and over again. Meaning that there is no point to use machines to turn glass into sand when there will still be more sand picked up from different beach for the amount of original glass that got recycled. ( You cant just steal companies glass and think that they wont make more bottles from new sand, they always will when it comes to money. )

[@the_indecisiveartist_5850]

@@Spaghetious Ah, I understand that, but as I have stated before we need sand for concrete. So having this can also be helpful in that area. It isn't JUST for glass items.

[@handl3_me]

Now this is RECYCLING♻️! This is beautiful, humanity in action and yes their story have made a difference, well done them♥️

[@uap24]

Still consumes energy and leaves an even bigger carbon footprint. Nearly every recycling video i have seen is nothing but a gimmick.

[@five5654]

@@uap24 Any type of recycling is going to use energy, it's unavoidable. Ideally, all of products should be compostable or reusable as they use less energy. Anyway, these guys are tackling a different environmental issue (waste). You can't win every battle

[@scasny]

@@uap24 well recycling is about reusing same material to lower the chemical pollution. In most instances the energy/carbon footprint in way lower. There are few that need more energy then make new one, but still its with minimal chemical pollution. Your vision/picture of true recycling is a impossibility since it break the thermodynamic laws.

[@raclark2730]

@@uap24 So you would rather see sand dug out of water ways and then thrown away in landfill over the carbon footprint. There are other issues you know.

[@SilverScaleMA]

@@uap24 everything uses a carbon footprint, producing and maintaining remewable energy sources like solar panels and wind turbines has a surprisingly high carbon footprint, erupting volcanoes and wildfires have a ridiculously high carbon footprint when they happen, everything that uses any form of energy in nature has a carbon footprint in some way. At least recycling reduces the amount of non-renewable resources being used and takes pressure off renewable resources that take time to replenish. Most people put too much focus on the carbon footprint and entirely ignore the issues that are a lot more immediate and important like that many of the resources necessary to produce renewable energy sources are not renewable in themselves and are diminishing far quicker than if we used fossil fuels or nuclear power.

[@alexib1984]

Absolutely amazing to see how far they gotten in a a couple of years.

[@Little_Sams_Top_Guy]

You really think this operation is turning a profit 😐

[@seananthony3703]

Shoutout to a local company here in Tasmania, Island Block & Paving. They've been using recycled glass in their concrete products for years! Leaves countless tonnes of natural resources in the ground, where it belongs! Great work you two, love it! 👍🏼

[@barrett7893]

This really is an amazing story and congrats to the two owners. They’re doing something to help the environment. And something I hope that will financially bring them freedom and they can pass on that to their employees also… 💯

[@isaiahc8390]

This world is rapidly passing away and I hope that you repent and take time to change before all out disaster occurs! Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36) if you believed in Messiah you would be following His commands as best as you could. If you are not a follower of Messiah I would highly recommend becoming one. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life - Revelation 3:20. Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God. Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc. Have a blessed day!

[@MrZilminator]

Here in South Australia, we’ve had a refund system in place for more than 50yrs. The glass is sorted by colour at local recycling depot’s and then goes to local bottle manufacturers to make more bottles. Visiting our neighbouring state of Victoria, where they don’t have a bottle refund system, I noticed a massive amount of bottles littering the environment.

[@vyros.3234]

Here in America there is not really a glass bottle litter issues. Plastic and Styrofoam are the 2 bad ones here.

[@mwater_moon2865]

And some US states do that too, with some states having such good systems in place it works well. But the issue is partly shipping, as they pointed out in the vid, there nearest one to where they're at is so far away from them that you'd spend so much gas moving the glass it's not really very viable. This is at least an attempt to do something rather than burying it.

[@MrZilminator]

@@mwater_moon2865 we don’t have the shipping issue here so much as the glass gets melted into new bottles locally. Does the sand for making new bottles get shipped across the US?

[@mwater_moon2865]

@@MrZilminator I can't speak for bottle manufacturers, I just know that the local recycling place used to take glass recycling in my area (though it was cents for 100lbs), and then stopped taking any glass when a local plant shut down and they could afford to ship it to the next nearest place. For art glass (stained glass windows, etc), which has to be of a known composition and can't be from external billet (the technical term for recycled glass of unknown origin) I know that the sand is shipped in to Indiana (so yes, very much across the country) for at least one manufacturer. Kokomo Opelecent Glass made for Tiffany & Co since 1889 and still makes art glass the same way in no small part because there was a very large natural gas deposit in the area and transporting fuel was far more of an issue than raw materials back then.

[@Jackjohnjay]

It really varies state by state in the US.

[@Anterak123]

This is truly what our planet need to recover from human abuse. I know this is not even a drop in the ocean of what needs to be done, but it is a step in the right direction. Seeing young people taking the initiative is very encouraging. Kudos for you and for all the young entrepreneurs out there who wants to help our planet.

[@Kathakathan11]

Why not just companies collect their bottles, and reuse it, clean it, disinfect it, clean it. Then repackage it. I mean the same supply chain that is used for delivery till store can be reversed in this case.

[@bluemamba5317]

@@Kathakathan11 In sweden we used to be able to return the glass bottles to the store and get money, now it's just for cans and plastic bottles. They cleaned the glass bottles and filled them to sell again.

[@Nam61KY]

I've started watching inspiring videos where someone like you guys come up with an idea to make a difference by recycling and the whole community chips in to help out! All the trash we create each day is mind boggling! One video was from India where a poor woman goes through different fast food joints garbage and takes half eaten chicken and stuff, separates it, recooks it and sells it. People are hungry and they don't care where that food came from. Recycling half eaten food! Bless you people for taking action rather than just talking about it.

[@justin1563]

Brings a whole new meaning to walking across broken glass for someone

[@catsinq5726]

SO impressed with these "kids." I absolutely am blown away. I'm ready to move there, learn how to do it, and bring it back to my own coastal community.

[@lindaevans4140]

Same thought occurred to me - if I didn't have a houseful (a life full in fact) of those who depend on me, I would have been packing now!

[@davidgolf3245]

Hey Fran and Max, I have an idea for you to help get rid of some of your sand that you are giving away. Try contacting some golf courses and sell it to them to help rebuild sand bunkers. I am in AZ and if I would have known that I may have been able to buy some from you since we are redoing our bunkers at the club.

[@justincraig398]

Try emailing them dude. Edit: I’m sure it would be easy to find an email for them or maybe even instagram or some sort of social media for their company. Give it a shot , sounds Like a decent idea. 🤙

[@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire]

Arizona needing to IMPORT sand? LMAO... From my drives through AZ, I would say that you have all the sand you could possibly need... The challenge for a golf course over there would be having a portion of it that is NOT a bunker (sand trap)... :)

[@MelGibsonFan]

I’m not entirely sure that glass is good for open air/arid environments. That shit is really toxic to breathe in. I used to work in glass recycling and we could not do it without respirators.

[@oneleafaday348]

A golf course in an arid region like AZ? How much water does it take to maintain the lawn?

[@elisewilliams1575]

lol golf courses are actually super bad for the environment 🥲

[@garymucher4082]

Seeing the labels remaining in the parts that don't grind up tells me that maybe a huge torch to burn off those labels might fix those issues. And even use the energy from burning those labels help run the machines. So many options yet to be discovered. Thumbs Up!

[@undesiradude]

Burning the labels could lead to more pollution, unless you could find away to remove all of the toxins from the emissions. Good idea, though

[@justaweeb1884]

Instead just have a solution that dissolves it

[@271epicgroup]

Dissolving would be an interesting idea, just need a good way of making sure the process can be upscaled

[@undesiradude]

@@271epicgroup And that so it can be recycled, like the chemical* in carbon capture

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

@@undesiradude Nothing's perfect. I would rather not have physical trash. Because you can use plants to clean air pollution but what will clean physical trash? Just people, but most are unwilling. Physical trash hurts the environment and animals too. And is gross and unsanitary, and takes up space. Like the OP said, people need energy anyways so they can burn the waste to create energy. You can also burn waste to create charcoal.

[@megamanx466]

Excellent first start. I'd say now would be to make it more sustainable financially. Even if you charge dimes for the bags of sand, that money can go towards workers' pay, newer/bigger equipment, etc. It doesn't have to be about greed when making money. Definitely get that unused glass chunks utilized and hopefully sold asap. 😅

[@mehere8038]

yeh, I was thinking with the ones she's giving away free, surely at least charge for the cost of the bags! Even if you only charge 10cents per bag of glass sand, it would still make a huge difference to her bottom line & I very much doubt people are going to object to paying a few cents!

[@eugenetswong]

I agree. At least let people know he costs of materials and labour, so that they can donate.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

So happy to see how much support they received from the community and scientists

[@MatsPhoto]

Scary to see what bad recycling is in the United States. Here in Sweden we have a deposit on the bottles. They are washed and reused. Bottles that are not pledged, we throw in containers for white and dark glasses, which are everywhere. The bottles are melted down and new ones are made. If there is anyone who needs extremely much more recycling, it is the United States

[@artful1967]

agreed. This whole process looked half baked. Better than landfill for sure but that is such a low bar. I am gonna dispute that transporting these to a facility to remake new bottles had a bigger carbon footprint than all the power they are using to crush it ( and still leave bags full of it unusable )

[@FrogHairsPond]

the fd up part is it used to be that way here and in a few places it still is.

[@fivefamily5820]

Many states do have deposits on bottles.

[@transcendtient]

@@artful1967 I don't know how you think making new bottles could ever use less energy than crushing it. You know they have to crush the glass... to remelt the glass... Then they extrude it, send it along conveyer belts, pack it, send it to producers to fill with product, send it to stores for people to buy. Make a new bowl of Cheerios bro.

[@jadedandbitter]

It used to be that way here in the US before the petroleum/plastic lobbies.

[@chrisb6791]

Congrats to these two young kids for starting up an operation like this! Very very smart! BE CAREFUL, keep wearing your respirators!!!!!!! Thanks for reducing, reusing and recycling thus helping our planet! These kids should be featured on every news outlet! Nationwide!!!!! A feel good story where young people are really making a difference and aren't afraid to get their hands dirty.

[@johnkramer7018]

I would like to have a glass recycling plant like that in my town. I am impressed that we can get more than we can bargain for with recycling glass.

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

Recycling the glass back into bottles is better conservation. Less sand being harvested with a closed loop.

[@victor9254]

We need more people like these two students thinking differently. Good work

[@matthewmarting3623]

This is the best recycling I’ve ever seen. It’s taking the used thing that was made, turning it back into the thing it was made from, and putting it back in nature where we got it.

[@BradfordGuy]

This is AWESOME! It is amazing what can be done by just a couple of young people with a vision. Kudos to all of the volunteers too! I am amazed at how they grew the business from just one bottle crusher, to a warehouse full of glass, machinery to process it all, and the diversity to positively impact so many different areas.

[@Tonybob12]

The amount of amazing things they provide on top of actively heading towards there goal is inspiring. They created so many products, created jobs, on top of helping the environment. They need more money, they need to spread this and expand.

[@jennycarbo3589]

Living on the westbank of New Orleans, I've never heard about this but I'm awfully glad to see and hear about it! This is a great way to help our coastline and many other things. I truly hope y'all the best success in your endeavors!

[@boardcertifiable]

Make sure to send them your glass bottles.🙂

[@GenericMcName]

It's incredibly odd to me as a Scandinavian that glass isn't widely recycled in the US. Here, we have recycling containers for glass everywhere, and reverse vending systems in most supermarkets that make sure that it gets sorted and recycled pretty much automatically.

[@breannaeastman7379]

@@LilleyADanielI don’t think this sand is able to be used for concrete

[@roselover2525]

It is however there arent any recycling plants near where they live and its not cost effective to send it far away to be recycled.

[@Renasense]

Inspirational. Their contribution is admirable on many levels. I feel energised by this video!

[@nicsxnin6786]

Thank you for keeping all that waste out of landfill and doing awesome things!! God bless you and all of your future endeavors!! You are an inspiration to us all!

[@GGgoldspear]

From 🇸🇬 Singapore: kudos! To your idea. We have increased our shorelines by reclamation and increased our landmass to accommodate our housing for an increasing population..and in addition to other methods, this recycle method is also used to strengthen the land to be suitable for building...and this needs planning, time for land fill to settle and further tests to measure how compact this land is for building etc... AND at the same time taking care of the environment. A famous site Marine Parade was reclaimed in the1980s..and today it looks no different from anyother part of Singapore. Also we have used this type of "sand" as a replacement for building sand needed, especially for the insides of buildings..like flooring and wall bricks or precast walls etc as our construction methods in Asia use more concrete and long lasting structures.

[@jaypolas4136]

Send via carry pigeon.

[@anonymouswhite7957]

Man i hate to say this (and no offense to you)... But singapore is notoriously known in southeast asia for the sand mining and smuggling from the surrounding countries. Also most of the reclamations being done have little regards to the local ecosystem, about 80% of mangroves population bordering the island is lost because of this reason (and with this increased the sedimentation levels in the reefs). Concrete buildings while long lasting also need a lot of angular sand. I get that singapore is not a monolith and I can’t blame you or all the people of singapore on all this (since many singaporean scientists/experts are also trying their hardest to restore the ecosystem), but i think that you should know about this issue.

[@GGgoldspear]

@@anonymouswhite7957 possibly the buying of sand from neighboring countries started the process to use more artificial sand etc..while the point on destruction mangrove swamp etcmay not be valid as the environmental agencies are expanding mangrove areas and also natural habitats and related ecosystem with active research. So while retrospective studies revealed destruction more effort is now put into learning from our mistakes and putting out the revelations positively. One thing in Singapore is that change and thrust to stop mistakes works and is accepted well compared to other countries where political games prevent change and continues destruction while harbing on whatvhas been lost...so constructive issues gets planned and put out to work much more quickly.

[@HighTher3]

The amount of care put into where everything is coming from and where it's going is absolutely awe inspiring.

[@pamelalagerquist1935]

What a great idea, if it's one thing we all have is garbage, to use it on shoreline, how innovative! By college kids that cared about this earth of ours, You all made my week. Thank you so much for being the HEROS you are.

[@michaelharrison8036]

What a great idea! Was going to say, if you hadn't already thought of it, you could use some of your graded sand that can't go into your wetlands project for sand- blast use: sell it to heavy industry, metal-workers, jewelry applications for bead-blasting, abrasives for sand-paper, etc.

[@lajoswinkler]

Glass is much too soft to be used for sandpaper. Glass is as some 5, and corrundum, used for sandpaper, is at 9 of Mohs scale. Other applications are better ideas.

[@brianbrewster6532]

DAMN! We need way more feel-good videos like this on KZbin. And a lot more environmentally conscious folks like this couple to make a difference in the world.

[@OneAdam12Adam]

Agreed

[@kendallcheramie]

Living in Southern LA my entire life and watching our coasts recede at an alarming pace, this makes me to incredibly happy. Hopefully one day I will be able to show my grown children Grand Isle.

[@martinmarvinii3139]

I thought it was already standard to pulverize glass back into sand. I never thought about another way to reuse them but it seems pretty obvious now that they could’ve just been melted down and reformed.

[@junellencd]

right

[@ramrod175]

Yes they can remelt it, but They said the nearest facility that does that was 4 hours away and they didn't want to burn fuel transporting it that far.

[@muurrarium9460]

@@ramrod175 those machines of theirs run on sunlight and wind energy? ;) Did not think so.

[@B-M.B]

Just build the bottle rigid enough to be refilled 40-50 times would be a start... and recollect them of course. Works here in Germany since 1950.

[@raclark2730]

They do not re melt spirit or wine bottles, cant tell you why.

[@JT-ok6re]

I so love your company's ideology! You are making such a magnificent difference in this world by using something that we just throw away and not think about. Seeing stories of companies like yours make me very proud.

[@geegnosis8888]

This is brilliant. What a wonderful couple. Power to this generation of eco-entrepreneurs ....

[@johnwiiu7005]

In Germany, like in many other countries we have something called the Pfand system. One pays from 7ct to 25ct more for every glass/plastic bottle, can or container. Once empty one can simply return the bottles and cans to any store/kiosk or liquor store and get their money back. One-way bottles and cans usually these made out of thin plastics or metals get crushed and recycled, while hard plastic bottles and glass bottles get cleaned and refilled. And glass that isn't reused gets collected, crushed and remelted for new bottles.

[@QueLastima]

Right. That's a more scalable, and more effective approach than the American entrepreneurial do-gooder feel-good bottle crushing millennial. Whenever you buy something, it's entire life cycle from creation to disposal should be the responsibility of the manufacturer in the distributor.

[@AR-cp5dz]

We have that in Michigan and people hate it. It is a 10 cent deposit on all bottles and cans. Retailers hate it, both the selling and the collecting of them. Consumers hate it. There are huge, smelly corners of grocery stores where people will arrive with bags and bags of returns, loading them into a machine one at a time, hoping that the scanner reads it correctly, all the while surrounded by an aroma that is hard to describe. You will will spend 30 minutes trying to return your garbage and all for a few dollars. Then when covid hit, people weren't allowed to return bottles and cans, but the stores kept selling them. It's a hot mess around here, and only creates subcultures of people roaming the streets for returnables, and for retailers on the state lines to sell the same products without the deposits.

[@renzoqu]

@@AR-cp5dz dude, germany is a country of 90 million of people. You are doing something wrong in Michigan

[@AR-cp5dz]

@@renzoqu I agree. It's a terribly managed program. I don't participate in it. I live close enough to the state line, and I am in Indiana pretty much everyday, I just do my grocery shopping there. The only people that truly benefit from the deposit program are the street people that rummage through garbage to collect cans, and of course, the state, since there are many cans and bottles that are never returned. As far as recycling goes, it is already a service provided through most trash pick up. You don't even have to sort it out around here, and the trash company will give you special bags for free if you ask. The deposit program could go away and the system would be better off.

[@DonovanSexton]

Most states used to have it (CA,where I live now, still does). I remember as a kid in the Midwest taking the bottles back to get refunds. Now most states don't charge a extra fee, but even where we are... We just throw or recycle it and let someone else take care of it. The extra buck or two were charged and can get back aren't worth the time to get the money back. That is unless you have kids that want some movie money. Doing all recycling in a single stream with robots much better than wasting your time taking something back. Recycling is shutting down in much of the country because it costs too much. Especially since China and other Asian countries no longer want US trash. Laws keep us from at least recovering some of the energy at least being able to incinerate it. Definitely a lot of events to cause a situation that's worse in the last 20 years vs better.

[@ksbrook1430]

I am seeing both support and criticism for what Glass Half Full is doing. It is true that reusing the bottles would ultimately be the best. But keep in mind, that means getting the companies to accept the bottles and jars to reuse them, as well as setting up the infrastructure to clean and re-distribute those bottles and jars. What is key here is that this group is DOING something NOW; and they are addressing a problem locally.

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

They can still set something up to reuse the bottles. If they're worry about gas emissions, they can use eco trains. Watch NHK about eco trains. I would like companies to receive donated materials so they can reduce the prices of their products. I'm glad they're giving sand away for free. I heard someone comment on a Wendover Productions video that the recycling plant he worked at refused to give free trash to their employees. That is not caring about the environment like they claim. Also, there is plenty of sand in the environment.

[@maysterre]

We had a lesson at my univeristy's Ecology and Nature Preservation class. We had 4 materials at our hypothetical disposal: Paper, plastic, metal and glass. We decided that glass was the most eco-friendly material - it does not age, break down, nor decompose, and it's basically made from sand. If glass breaks, just break it up some more, and you basically return it to its primal state - sand, where it can be reused far more efficiently than plastic, metal or paper, without loosing much of its effectiveness after recycling.

[@takix2007]

Metal is even better : melt it and it will be 100% undistinguishable from a fresh piece of metal from the factory, whereas glass cannot be recycled indefinately.

[@takix2007]

Also, when metal rusts or corrodes away, it goes back to its natural state of metal oxides.

[@moyathompson8884]

What about when someone is swimming and swallow small fragments of glass and then WOW INTERNAL BLEEDING IN THE STOMACH

[@maysterre]

@@moyathompson8884 1. Glass is not buoyant on its own. 2. The same effect you would get after drinking water with sand

[@DarkGT]

That's the way to go. So much useful materials like glass and metals get in the land fields. This is a move in the right direction. It much become mainstream.

[@YT-GuestAccount]

Not to forget and undervalue all the organic waste that is totally useless and even harmful on landfills - but valuable *when propperly composted. You even can donate hair for a good cause (wigs or to a project that turns it into mats to soak up oil spills in bodies of water).

[@DarkGT]

@@YT-GuestAccount Yes, so many ideas for re-use and recycling. I have compost pile of my own. I try to recycle most of my waste.

[@thethmooteresa]

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[@sinisterthoughts2896]

Or they could just recycle the glass, so less sand will be harvested.

[@DarkGT]

@@sinisterthoughts2896 Some companies do reuse their bottles. Ask at some bar, I bet they collect the beer bottles and such.

[@tracycastleberry9040]

I think this is another feel good project. I worked for years all along the coast of Louisiana. We would bring out groups that planted mangroves, grasses and did other feel good projects that all gets wiped out when the next hurricane would hit. I watched one area where I worked loose 15 thousand acres of marsh almost over night when Katrina hit.

[@tractor7937]

My family owns 1000 acres of wetlands south of New Orleans in Plaquemines Parish and sone Italian scientists came with a similar sand bag idea that was successful in preventing erosion in the Netherlands. And yea those bags didn’t do much.

[@tractor7937]

The only thing that helps restore marsh is river water. You either need to tear down levees or have some kind of freshwater diversion project that doesn’t cause more erosion due to the pressure of concentrated high speed river water

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

It's not people's fault if disaster hits. How are people to know? Should people not do anything then for fear it's a waste cause of disaster? Tho maybe imperfect or naive, this is a start, inspiration, raising awareness for better solutions. They consulted a scientist. What should people do then? I want to hear more of that instead of just knocking people down. Not helpful.

[@dinosaursposter]

@@user-gu9yq5sj7c Its great to be creative and try to solve problems and there are good uses for this stuff. I think the gist of the comment is that coastal restoration here may be a losing battle.

[@cservin951]

I’m am so proud of these people. Truly making a change in the world 🌎 ♥️

[@mistermindahenziandalasnus3754]

True example of... Be the change you wish to see in the world. ♥

[@minhchelsea]

love seeing these kind of video, we all live in this world and somehow we do things affect our earth in the good and also the bad way. Hope that more people out there can give hands to protect our environment

[@srf2112]

Intelligent, compassionate young people will always be our best hope for a better future. Very nice work to you both.

[@downey2294]

"never let anyone tell you that individuals can't make a difference" names an example of something that is done as a collective.

[@aliciac.5808]

As a New Orleans native, I thank y’all for your work!

[@UnkJo357]

What a joy to see young people change the world

[@zippersocks]

The “let’s do something about it” really hit hard. I love that mentality and action.

[@haleighhensley7801]

God bless all of their efforts!!! Thank you for this huge labor of love💚

[@Bogie3855]

I also have been a part of the "Never doubt that a small group of dedicated people can change the world. Indeed it the only thing that really ever has." We replaced a species of geese in Ontario Canada that had been shot to oblivion in the meat hunts on the mud flats way back in the 20s when there were no limits of regulations. We found eggs in Burnaby BC and released them into a compound in Shirleys Bay on the Ottawa River. They have bred well enough for a cull hunt recently. All from that one large pond and 2 pairs of Canada Geese that were taken away from a person that was not licensed for them. They accepted the goslings we hatched in our garage and raised them to adult. I am told they actually changed the migratory bird route back to what it used to be. Very satisfying. If I were near these people I would work there for free even though I am 72 now. Love the buzz of doing what is right for the planet. Good for you. I hope you eventually get financially rewarded for your excellent efforts. All the best.

[@chrisb6791]

Thanks for restoring the geese population!

[@midnite22767]

Love this story! Thank you for making their efforts more widely known. Very inspiring!

[@coreytran7415]

I'm happy to hear this story. They're supporting the local environment and economy. Bringing businesses and true progress back to the community. Truly making America Great again. Beautiful work.

[@liamscott7561]

This is absolutely amazing! I've always wanted to do something to help my community and our environment but I always feel so powerless due to lack of funding or understanding. This inspired me to find solutions around those problems. Of they can do it then why can't the rest of us, right?

[@Bruintjebeer6]

That is only possible when the government and cities townships work together with the population. Where i live every neighborhood has several underground containers where you can recycle your waste. You can find them also the parking places of shopping centers and malls. You can bring old clothes, shoes, glass, small chemical waste, plastic, cans and packaging materials like ships bags and cartons from milk etc. There are places everywhere where you can bring old paint, oil, batteries etc etc. Start with your local council and your own community. Get them involved. It is the way we started in my country decades ago. We even bring our own shopping bag to the supermarket and stores. If you want a bag anyway you have to pay for it. Supermarkets started last year to use bags for fruit and vegetables made out of material you can use over and over to reduce the use of plastic. Shops don't sell plastic straws. plates, cutlery, cups etc anymore. But it all starts we you and your community.

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

Their project is a bit ambitious and has some problems, but just being more responsible has a meaningful impact and is relatively easy.

[@victoriagolden4233]

It’s inspiring to see that, despite having kinks that need to be worked out, they went ahead and took action. They made sure nothing was harmful first, and they’ll keep tackling problems one at a time. But they didn’t wait around for a perfect idea, they started with a good idea.

[@addchannelname9021]

what they did was CARELESS and STUPID. They FAILED to give their workers proper PPE including MASKS to filter out the SILICA DUST that will gather in the worker's LUNGS.

[@theowlfromduolingo7982]

It would also be interesting if you could also recycle old concrete blocks for this project

[@hanleyk]

and those old soft orange bricks

[@scasny]

its not a good idea since concrete leached calcium hydroxide. That is why old concrete is use in roads, as a aggregate in new concrete and cement.

[@Rolo_McFlurry]

I love it when people go, "why isn't anyone doing anything about it"...and then become a part of the solution! Great job and thank you!!!

[@Rumade]

Absolutely love this. Would be great to know more about how they got from idea to starting to growing. This crucial step is what's missing, and could empower others to do the same.

[@thebeatles102998]

probably money from their parents and they most likely got the idea from a professor while in college.

[@chrisb6791]

She told you in the story. Her and her hub's was sitting around, drinking a bottle of wine and sad that they knew it would end up in a landfill. That's when they got the idea to start this awesome business!

[@Rumade]

@@chrisb6791 that's not what I'm asking at all. Anyone can have an idea, making it reality is the hard part. How did they get the machines, the network, the funding? How did they make that idea into a real thing?

[@dannydolan918]

Best idea I’ve seen in a long while! Super inspirational! Well done to all involved!

[@ocadioan]

The sad part is that it is even necessary for private citizens to make these kind of institutions in the US. In the EU, 76% of all glass is recycled because each country in it has national recycling systems and incentives to keep people motivated to bring back the bottles to recycling stations.

[@mehere8038]

In most of Australia, common items that were becoming litter, such as glass & plastic bottles have seen a price rise by 10 cents each, along with recycling machines at a range of locations, where you can feed the bottles into them & get 10 cents per bottle, so nowadays on bin night, there's hoards of people rummaging through everyone's recycling bins to look for any bottles they can pull out & take to the machines to make money from & there's VERY few of them found as litter anymore, if anyone drops one, someone will see it & immediately pick it up & claim it for profit. Works well :)

[@scasny]

well that is the price of freedom

[@mehere8038]

@@scasny ironic isn't it for a country that claims to be pro FREEdom to insist that everything has a price & nothing is FREE, but rather people are FREE to charge whatever they like for whatever level of substandard service they wish to provide

[@jaseastroboy9240]

@@mehere8038 Maybe the word Freedom needs to be split into two variants. Freedumb and Freedom. Freedumb to describe the belief that freedom is being able to do whatever you please no matter how much that act impacts on the freedom of others. And Freedom where freedom is shared out to everyone in equal amounts and nobodies freedom reduces another persons freedom. As an example of Freedumb. Picture a beautiful warm spring morning, a slow moving river cutting through a public park. Dozens of fishermen line the banks quietly enjoying their hobby. The park has playground equipment and many families have stopped on their road trip to enjoy the peaceful scene while their children play happily on the playground equipment. Then the Freedumb guy arrives. Offloads a large jetski into the river. Fires it up, drives right through all the fishermen's lines and creates a wake that pushes water well up the riverbank causing the fishermen to scramble for higher ground. The families quickly collect their children and get back in their cars. The fishermen gather up their belongings (some of it now floating in the water) and leave. The natural serenity has been shattered. The jetski guy is on the water for less than 5 minutes but manages to ruin the day for dozens of others. He gets the jetski back on the trailer and drives off grinning because he has had his moment of freedumb.

[@mehere8038]

@@jaseastroboy9240 I totally agree! Maybe we need to try to get a hashtag trending for "Freedom v Freedumb" I've been using the term freedumb quite a bit in the last couple of years in relation to covid stuff, but your images would be awesome to see shown :))

[@thomasgeorgecastleberry6918]

Amazing, I wouldn't have believed it that bottles can be turned into sand. This needs to be done in a massive way.

[@kenjiwong4757]

outstanding work to these guys! It's amazing to see how they address the environmental problem with decent process. It's even better to know the community gives a hand to the environmental protection process.

[@LuizFelipe-lk1hs]

I live in a building where I am the only one recycling, a neighbour once asked me: "how much are you getting from that?", that alone tells you how some people see recycling

[@UjjwalKumar-]

You can use hot steam to remove lable from bottle. then you can avoid the waste piling

[@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire]

Depends upon what the label is made from and what type of glue was used to attach it... I've encountered bottles where you could just let them soak in room temperature water overnight and the label would slide off in one piece... I've encountered others that were more of a mylar type material with adhesive that was impervious to water and even heat didn't seem to help remove them... They would typically peel off in one piece though, but leave a residue of adhesive that needed to be removed with acetone...

[@hidum5779]

@@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire maybe for some kind of bottles they can create the elaborate process.

[@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire]

@@hidum5779 -- On the other hand, crushing them and filtering out everything that sticks together works for all bottles... :)

[@2200Stinger]

She is an actually entrepreneur and somebody with a real sense of purpose. How nice.

[@chrisfalcke6201]

Awesome work! it's fantastic to see people comming up with possible solutions and having the Biggie Smalls to actually do something instead of demanding that others do things. Well done and keep it going :D

[@katherinekinnaird4408]

Now this is truly thinking outside the box. 👍🏻👍🏻and prayers for your success. God bless you all. 💪🏽🙏♥️🐝

[@cleverusername9369]

Thinking outside the bottle

[@katherinekinnaird4408]

@@cleverusername9369 right!

[@lindaevans4140]

This is fantastic - wish we had something like this happening here in Adelaide, south Australia. I would 100% use that facility. Already take most bottles to recyclers but I think here they mainly go for re-melting for new glass. I've often separated my colours only to be heartsick when recycle depots toss them all back in together...

[@phoebebaker1575]

You could start it!

[@temporaladvisor3958]

This is fantastic. Young people have an idea, do the research, consult with experts/scientists, and begin the process of restoring coastlines and reducing landfills. This is what gives me faith in the younger generations.

[@promitbanerjee2623]

As an Indian, I now estimate the immense benefit our 'Bhangarwala's" are doing to the society. Also our safaiwalas who normally segregrate plastic and glass.💪✌️

[@chrisaguilera1564]

Don't let anyone tell you that one person can't make a difference.

[@abdebee3221]

I'm from Germany and I can't believe you throw all your glass into landfill! Here, every person is sorting trash glass into containers near to their home. It gets picked up by local recycling institutions so that we have 75% reuse of glass. What the heck is happening overseas? I thought old Europe was slow in progress..

[@CrymsonKyng]

The issue in the states is cost. We started out with free recycling service (at least in my area). Then the charges started…. The cost to recycle is fairly insane now so most people don’t bother

[@abdebee3221]

@@CrymsonKyng well that tells me that there is no political will at all. If you include costs in the price of the bottle, people maybe wouldn't even notice.

[@CrymsonKyng]

@@abdebee3221 This is the US. With the exception of the far right desperate to stay in power and willing to do anything to do so, there is no political Will for anything. We are a dying empire.

[@orroz1]

@@CrymsonKyng The only way to make it work is to make it mandatory and include the cost in the ordinary waste disposal service. We have it like that in Norway, we banned landfills some 20 years ago. Now everything is either recycled or burnt. But also, we have made it easy for people to sort their garbage. Each household has 4 containers for different types of waste.

[@deepsleep7822]

Also, oil companies have such a strangle hold on the plastic bottle industry, they’re not willing to give up that revenue source. That’s despite how bad plastic has been proven to be for the environment. Glass is almost infinitely recyclable, plastic is not. Plastic can only go through about 2 or 3 recycling generations and then it is worthless.

[@retroarcadefan]

Glass, so much more recyclable than plastic...Kudos to these two and their business!

[@leed1318]

Outstanding work. I would love to see their process expand worldwide.

[@yellowbird5411]

It's beautiful. I think that using it in landscaping in sizes and shapes that are safe, is a good use for it. I think they already do. They should open a gift shop onsite that offers recycled glass products, to help their funding. They could offer tours through the plant, too, for school kids and environmental groups, if they don't do it already. They could hire glass blowers that could help with demonstrations and products for the gift shop.

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

I kinda like that they give it away to try to help the environment since there's so much of it.

[@seeksustainablejapan]

Absolutely incredible and something that should be in place along every coastal area (and island) in America and around the world where they are spending millions on buying sand and putting bottles and glass into landfills, now that is a waste!

[@greenspiritarts]

If I lived here I’d make it a point to remove all labels from glass before recycling. What an inspiration you are!!!!! ❤

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

We should people to do a bit of help by separating the caps from the bottles and putting them in a separate container. Especially if people want to help the environment. Japan does that.