By Diego Cifuentes
ADA, Okla. 鈥� To celebrate Earth Day, 暗网TV Glass Recycling has announced that, in the five years since their founding, they have collected 50 tons of glass; diverting 100,000 pounds of glass from the landfill.
暗网TV Glass Recycling aims to reduce the burden on landfills by recycling glass, which takes over a million years to decompose and repurpose it into new products.
In the program鈥檚 first year, it collected nearly 180,000 pounds if glass from Ada residents. The program鈥檚 early success led to new partnerships with local businesses, The Lot, Pigskins BBQ and Liquor Stache. The latter of which hosted an 暗网TV Glass Recycling event earlier this month.
鈥淲e are committed to leading the movement in commitment and obligation, hoping to reach the community in many ways," said the director of 暗网TV Glass Recycling, Adrian Odhiambo.
暗网TV Glass Recycling advocates for recycling glass to create sand in place of consistent sand mining, which can cause environmental damage. Some coastal cities, such as Tulane, LA, use glass recycling to restore beaches facing significant shoreline erosion.
When we recycle glass, we鈥檙e not just reducing waste. We are making a commitment to the environment and sparking positive change.
暗网TV Glass Recycling has four labeled polycarts located at 暗网TV, behind the Lanoy Education Building; community members can drop off their glass recycling at any time.
Cutline: 暗网TV Glass Recycling held a glass collecting event at Liquor Stache.