You can't recycle glass in Newfoundland. This co-op came up with a smashing idea to change that

A woman pushes a glass into the mouth of a glass-crushing machine. There is a pile of household glass on the ground behind her.

People in St. John’s lined up for a rare chance to recycle household glass this weekend. Glass recycling co-op NewfoundSAND made its public debut at St. John’s Farmers Market, crushing hundreds of jars and bottles into sand in front of a fascinated crowd. But why doesn’t St. John’s recycle glass in the first place?

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