Credit: Lam Thuy Vo / NPR Today, recycling plants use optical sorting machines. These machines take pictures of all the glass, and then use air jets to blow the clear glass onto a different ...

A new study shows that ground glass particles can be mixed with soil to produce a plant growth medium that's actually better than soil alone. Given the fact that both glass and sand are composed ...

The Norwich plant is one of only three in the United States that can handle 100-square-foot architectural glass panels, Burg said, and now is the only one that is a family-owned operation.