Name: Miami startup turns thousands of glass bottles into reusable sand
Uploaded: 2026-05-21T11:58:06
Duration: 4 min 22 s
Description: As Miami-Dade County debates where to build a new waste-to-energy incinerator amid an escalating solid waste crisis, one South Florida startup is proving that at least one type of trash doesn’t have to end up in a landfill: glass.

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Miami startup turns thousands of glass bottles into reusable sand

Published: May 21, 2026 at 7:58 AM

Tags: Miami-Dade, Don't Trash Our Treasure

As Miami-Dade County debates where to build a new waste-to-energy incinerator amid an escalating solid waste crisis, one South Florida startup is proving that at least one type of trash doesn’t have to end up in a landfill: glass.