What is Glass Smash Sand?
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We are a glass recycling co-op doing our part to help keep West Virginia beautiful. Do you know it takes 1 million years for glass to decompose in the environment? We can do better! How? When you subscribe to Glass Smash Sand Co Op we will pick up your cleaned glass bottles and jars and turn them into sand. The sand can then be repurposed in many types of projects. Think art projects, cement, horse shoe pits, landscaping, pool filtration, sand blasting, sand boxes. It's amazing! You get all the feels knowing you are doing your part to keep glass out of the land fill, produce a sustainable sand product and keep Almost Heaven, well, heavenly!
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Why a recycling co-op? Well, we had to create a co-op in order to comply with the existing refuse laws in West Virginia: (insert I didn't want to get sued!)...As the only entity in the area offering a glass recycling option, Glass Smash Sand Co Op will operate and meet the needs of those in the Charleston, South Charleston and Dunbar area who want to recycle glass bottles and jars.
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As of March 2024
(includes soft opening)
50,822
Glass household items recycled and saved from the landfill!
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98%
GSS Member participation in the Charleston, South Charleston and Dunbar community!
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57,535
Sand produced from your crushed bottles!!
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How it works:
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Rinse alcohol bottles out - no alcohol residue!
Clean food out of jars - no food residue!
Kindly take off the Foil, Metal and Plastic around the necks of bottles - we are all in this together doing our part to save the environment so please help us prep the bottles for crushing
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No lids, wax, or corks - it's OK for YOU to place them in the garbage
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Labels do not need to be removed
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2 Tote Bag Limit
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Place glass into Reusable Grocery Bag Size Totes
(the kind you keep in your trunk and reuse at the market) - Don't worry your bag is emptied and returned to you
You will be notified by email when we will pick up glass in your neighborhood.
We do not have a drop off location at this time.
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We accept:
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bottles (beer, wine, etc.)
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jars (pickle, pasta sauce, etc.)
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table wear glass (for broken glass put shards into a smaller bag inside the tote bag)
We cannot accept:
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any glass with food residue
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mirrors (and other silvered glass)
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light bulbs
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safety glass (car windows)
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ceramic glass
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windows
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glass table tops
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vases
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candles with wax residue
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*at discretion other items that may not be deemed suitable for crushing
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