Two students turned beer-bottle guilt into 12 million pounds of new Louisiana coastline.
Two Students Turned 12 Million Pounds of Louisiana Glass Into Sand to Rebuild Its Vanishing Coast
Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz, students at Tulane University in New Orleans, founded Glass Half Full in 2020 to keep glass out of Louisiana landfills. The nonprofit has recycled more than 12 million pounds of glass into sand and gravel. That material now rebuilds eroding wetlands and helps marsh plants return, with coastal restoration groups as customers.
Source: Two Students Turned 12 Million Pounds of Louisiana Glass Into Sand to Rebuild Its Vanishing Coast — r/UpliftingNews
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