 Glass Crushers
What are they?
Uses for crushed glass
Where can I purchase a glass crusher?
How much do they cost?
Communities that use glass crushers
What are they?
Glass crushers pulverize all types of glass to a non-sharp,
sand-like, consistent sized, usable material which can be handled
with no injury. They are a great way to recycle glass into a new
useable product and they divert glass from your dump/landfill!
Uses for crushed
glass
There are several things you can do with
crushed glass. For example crushed glass can be used as:
Glas-sand
- Sandblasting
- Landfill cover
- Sand traps
- Beach sand
- Ice control (salt replacement)
- Sand bags for vehicle traction
Aggregate
- Aggregate base for roads
- Glasphalt
- Landscaping
Concrete Items
- Stepping stones
- Retaining wall blocks
- Pottery
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Drainage
- Aggregate base for roads
- Glasphalt
- Landscaping
Glass Products
- Fiberglass
- Marbles
- Eco-glass
- Glass beads
- Jewelry
- Marblite
- Opacified flat glass
- Pressed glass
- Sintered Mosaic tile
- Synthetic marble
- Terrazzo
- Industrial flooring
- Roof tile
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Where can I purchase a glass crusher?
Auger Pak Inc. sells small and large glass
crushers made by GARE (Glass Aggregate Recycling Equipment)
(507)-334-6437
www.glassagg.com/
CS Bell also sells glass crushers
1 888 958 6381
www.csbellco.com
The vendors are listed on this web site as a directory to assist
people in identifying and locating the resources they need to
apply to their individual, company, or community situations.
CCTHITA neither endorses nor underwrites any of the vendors listed
here and is not in any financial relationship with any vendor
listed here. CCTHITA does not portray this vendor list as a final
or complete list. CCTHITA invites vendors whose products and/or
services fit the category of Solid Waste Management to contact
Ray Paddock, Environmental Technician, 1-800-344-1432 x7184,
about inclusion on the vendor resource web list.
How
much do they cost?
Smaller glass crushers like this which process
around 300-500 lbs/hr cost around $11,000 (not including shipping).
Larger glass crushers like this with a conveyor systems cost around
$35,000 (not including shipping).
Communities that use glass
crushers
The 400 person community of Gustavus in
SE Alaska uses a larger glass crusher at their main landfill.
This is a picture of their crusher in their new landfill building.
If you would like to contact Gustavus to ask
how they like their glass crusher, call Paul Berry the
Dumpmaster, by phone at 697-2367
or 697-2714. Or e-mail him dumpmaster@gca.gustavus.ak.us Paul runs a great solid waste program and is a really nice guy.
Give him a call to ask his advice about getting started with
a glass crusher!
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