According to J.D. Snyder, CEPES's Director of the Recycling Materials Center, over 70 tons of windshield material per month is currently land-filled by Henderson Glass, a Michigan chain of 33 glass replacement stores. They are just one example and an indication of the enormous volume of windshields that would potentially be diverted from U.S. Landfills. Recycling windshields could reduce the amount of the overall automotive "fluff" that currently goes to landfills by about three percent, according to USCAR's recycling partnership.

Another compelling incentive for nationwide windshield recycling is the tremendous savings to be realized from avoided costs of collection, disposal and processing operations, and marketed material prices.   Consequently, this could generate a significant boost to our economy.

Our initiative, desire and ultimate goal is to forge ahead in the development of innovative, value-added and environmentally responsible uses for recycled windshield glass in partnership with our potential customers, suppliers and employees.  We aspire to become well regarded as a manufacturer of clean, consistent-sized glass aggregates* for a wide variety of markets.  As each of these markets grows, we will strive to add the capacity to meet the growing demand.  Our energies and resources will be directed toward the development of many diverse applications for the final product.

We welcome parties who are seriously interested in investing in our fledgling business of recycling automotive windshields, and are continually seeking potential buyers of our final recycled products.

To contact Absolute Auto Glass, LLC for more information, visit http://www.absoluteautoglasstucson.info/ or

http://www.absoluteautoglass.info/ for more recycling info.

There is a deep satisfaction that comes with knowing our organization will keep tons of windshields out of Arizona’s State landfills, just by taking responsibility for our actions.

Tucson, has demonstrated a consistent commitment to the environment, year after year.  By participating in this initiative, Tucsonans are helping to ‘green’ their city by keeping tons of windshield waste out of landfills.  This city is poised to set the precedent for windshield recycling across the nation as more businesses become aware and decide to participate.

It will be exciting to watch businesses see tangible results of their diligent recycling efforts.  Businesses that have made a commitment to environmental sustainability should be commended for developing green business practices that make our communities a safer, more enjoyable place to live and work.
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