In 2020, a New Orleans project began crushing bottles into sand; six years later, it has diverted 12 million pounds of glass to help rebuild shrinking coastal wetlands
- Representative Image (AI-generated)A bottle tossed away in New Orleans does not necessarily have to end its life in a landfill.
- A project launched in 2020 is giving discarded glass a second purpose; crushing bottles into sand that can be used in coastal restoration.
- Glass Half Full, founded by Tulane University students Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz, has grown from a small backyard operation into a larger recycling programme.
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- Representative Image (AI-generated)A bottle tossed away in New Orleans does not necessarily have to end its life in a landfill.
- A project launched in 2020 is giving discarded glass a second purpose; crushing bottles into sand that can be used in coastal restoration.
- Glass Half Full, founded by Tulane University students Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz, has grown from a small backyard operation into a larger recycling programme.
Sources: Times of India