Recycling Company Turns Tossed Bottles into New Surfaces Through Unique Process

SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): A local company is giving glass recyclables a new life through crafting unique and one-of-a-kind countertops. As a waste hauler, Fisher Recycling takes glass collected from restaurants, hotels, and Dorchester County’s convenience sites. The collected bottles are then culled for “all the pretty colors,” according to owner Elizabeth Fisher.

At their warehouse in North Charleston, the bottles are then crushed into small pieces, which will be placed in the new surfaces through their product line “GlassEco”. “Once we get the colors that we want, we bring clients in and they select their designs,” Fisher said. “You can recreate your own design, or you can say ‘I love this one’.”

Once a design is selected, the glass can be placed in a concrete or resin mold, which will harden and create one-of-a-kind countertops or surfaces. The remainder of the collected glass is sent to a glass recycler in Atlanta.

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