in North Dakota is generally not Some communities and municipal used to make new glass due to the facilities accept glass for distance to most glass manufacturers and recycling. Call your city directly to the relatively low value of the commodity. inquire about glass recycling Glass manufactured locally into other programs that are currently available. products appears most feasible.

Recycled glass products are available from some North Dakota businesses, as well as nation-wide. Examples of North Dakota businesses currently selling products made from recycling glass include:

Glass Advantage Some recycling businesses may West Fargo, North Dakota provide residential and/or 701.277.9200 commercial glass recycling. Examples (Landscaping glass, Lead Paint Encapsulation, of businesses currently recycling sandblasting for restoration work, glass media glass include: abrasive, filtration media, additive or finishing, countertops & surfaces, road base, Anchor Glass city street projects) Shakopee, MN 952.445.5000 Ext. 311 Rocks and Blocks Bismarck, North Dakota MinnKota Recycling 701.258.2417 Fargo, North Dakota (glass mulch, landscaping products) 701.293.8428

Renaissance Recycling Jamestown, North Dakota 701.320.9218 The North Dakota Department of Health does not guarantee the quality of glass recycling Call recycling businesses near you to inquire vendors. The purpose of this guide is to 2010 about glass recycling options that are provide information only. currently available. A glass pulverizer removes sharp edges of Americans generated 12.2 million tons Ninety percent of recycled glass is recycled glass to produce a safe alternative to of glass in the municipal solid used to make new , and the gravel, sand and other landscape materials. (MSW) stream in 2008. demand for quality cullet (recycled Glass mulch has become a high-profile design crushed glass) is greater than the element. From rooftop gardens and pathways About 23 percent of the glass was supply. to hotel lobbies and private homes, glass recovered for recycling. mulch is replacing gray river rock with a splash The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI), a of color. Recovery increased from 750,000 tons trade association representing glass in 1980 to more than 2.8 million tons and glass product manufacturers, lists in 2008. a number of secondary uses of recycled glass: abrasives, aggregate Soft drink, beer, food, wine, and liquor substitute, bead manufacturing, containers represent the largest decorative applications, , source of glass generated and frictionators (match tips), and fluxes in recovered for recycling. metal foundry work.

Glass in durable goods, such as Mixed-color glass from container and furniture, appliances, and especially non-container recycled glass is used in consumer electronics, round out the the manufacture of fiberglass sources of postconsumer glass. insulation, roadbed aggregate, driving Source: US EPA safety reflective beads, and decorative tile.

• Glass is pH neutral • No known problems associated with incompatibility with other chemicals • No known acute or chronic effects from overexposure to glass cullet • Glass does not cause silicosis Source: MT DEQ