DesertFox
08-26-2007, 08:45 PM
Picture a beautiful beach spanning miles of coastline, gently lapped by aqua-colored water - and sprinkled with glass.
Ouch? Think again. It feels just like sand, but with granules that sparkle in the sunlight.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/aponline/40965.29Beach-Glass.sff.jpg
This here beach been salted with broke glass.
According to the homeless and ugly, it works.
However, it tends to stick to the teeth more
than sand do.
Faced with the constant erosion of Florida's beaches, Broward County officials are exploring using recycled glass - crushed into tiny grains and mixed with regular sand - to help fill gaps.
It's only natural, backers of the idea say, since sand is the main ingredient in glass.
"Basically, what we're doing is taking the material and returning it back to its natural state," said Phil Bresee, Broward's recycling manager.
More (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1501AP_Beach_Glass.html)
Ouch? Think again. It feels just like sand, but with granules that sparkle in the sunlight.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/aponline/40965.29Beach-Glass.sff.jpg
This here beach been salted with broke glass.
According to the homeless and ugly, it works.
However, it tends to stick to the teeth more
than sand do.
Faced with the constant erosion of Florida's beaches, Broward County officials are exploring using recycled glass - crushed into tiny grains and mixed with regular sand - to help fill gaps.
It's only natural, backers of the idea say, since sand is the main ingredient in glass.
"Basically, what we're doing is taking the material and returning it back to its natural state," said Phil Bresee, Broward's recycling manager.
More (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1501AP_Beach_Glass.html)