collecting glass bottles/jars (often in separate bins or depots) to be crushed into "cullet," melted, and reformed into new products like bottles, insulation, or road paint, saving energy and resources

From Waste to Weight-Bearing: How Glass Can Build a Local Circular Economy

In most recycling systems, glass gets a rough deal. It’s heavy, expensive to transport, and often down-cycled into low-value uses — or worse, it ends up in the landfill. But in communities like Diamond Valley, Alberta, that weight becomes an advantage when we rethink glass as a local resource, not waste. Right now, municipalities and […]

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