Photo credit: Bedrock Industries, Inc.
Apparently, when we set our recycling bins out on our residential curbsides, our glass containers are often simply crushed and set to compete against stone aggregate for road construction. Chris Munford, Marketing Director, of Bedrock Industries, Inc. told me that it is a shame for glass - which is such a beautiful material - to be downcycled into a material that really isn't greatly needed for road construction.
As a result, Bedrock started a recycled glass tile company, where the glass they collect is upcycled. Bedrock pays for cleaned, label-less glass bottles from consumers. Once the bottles are collected, they are organized per nine different colors (there are even two different clear glass colors!) and crushed into grain sizes from sand to a flour consistency. Munford then explained that for their light green tile color, they take one scoop of chardonnay and 12 scoops of clear glass.
The glass tile they provide is absolutely gorgeous... Most glass tile, available for purchase in the building industry, is clear with a painted color on the back. But, Bedrock's glass tiles are solidly colored. Each new batch of tile has its own unique color based on the stock they have available. Sometimes, they get construction donations such as scrap window materials, old traffic lights, and lighting fixtures. Their prices are reasonable as well!
Munford's primary goal is to keep the material from ever reaching landfills. As such, Bedrock also collects used shipping materials to send out their supplies to customers both nationwide and internationally.
This bit of info is included in my article #77 to be published in Northwest Construction (a McGraw Hill Publication) in February '09.
http://www.bedrockindustries.com/
As a result, Bedrock started a recycled glass tile company, where the glass they collect is upcycled. Bedrock pays for cleaned, label-less glass bottles from consumers. Once the bottles are collected, they are organized per nine different colors (there are even two different clear glass colors!) and crushed into grain sizes from sand to a flour consistency. Munford then explained that for their light green tile color, they take one scoop of chardonnay and 12 scoops of clear glass.
The glass tile they provide is absolutely gorgeous... Most glass tile, available for purchase in the building industry, is clear with a painted color on the back. But, Bedrock's glass tiles are solidly colored. Each new batch of tile has its own unique color based on the stock they have available. Sometimes, they get construction donations such as scrap window materials, old traffic lights, and lighting fixtures. Their prices are reasonable as well!
Munford's primary goal is to keep the material from ever reaching landfills. As such, Bedrock also collects used shipping materials to send out their supplies to customers both nationwide and internationally.
This bit of info is included in my article #77 to be published in Northwest Construction (a McGraw Hill Publication) in February '09.
http://www.bedrockindustries.com/
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