St Croix will soon have a way to recycle glass that can be used for sandbags and other applications! University of the Virgin Islands Marine Scientist Howard Forbes Jr. spearheaded a new project that recycles glass bottles into sandbags for hurricane season. This effort will help divert glass waste away from the landfill and beaches and be able to use it in a number of different applications including sandbags, water and septic filtration, as an aggregate for concrete and asphalt, landfill cover material, and more. Dr. Forbes purchased five glass crushers that will be distributed to community partners on St. Thomas with a $50,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands. Two more will be purchased for St. Croix with additional funding from the Ocean Conservancy.
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Photo credit Howard Forbes Jr.