Rapid glass, an Auto Glass Repair and Home Window Glass Replacement company, has established a cost effective Green alternative to waste disposal using pulverized glass recycling

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) April 20, 2012

It has always been a difficult and costly proposition for glass repair and replacement companies to dispose of their broken glass. Until recently they could only recycle a small fraction of the glass leaving the rest to be hauled off to area landfills. Most of the glass recycling today focuses on glass bottles and containers. Many collection facilities that collect these bottles have to separate the glass by color. This was not only cumbersome but also dangerous because of the nature of handling broken glass.

Previously with auto glass and particularly windshield glass, there were minimal recycling options available due to the polyvinyl butyral (or PVB) used in the manufacturing of windshields. Recycling home window glass was also problematic due to insulated glass windows having an aluminum spacer and a sealer holding the two panes of glass together. These concerns are no longer an issue due to a glass pulverizing technique that is becoming increasingly more popular.

This process is typically not done by conventional recyclers or landfills, but rather by companies that are familiar with the use of various forms of aggregate. The glass is pulverized down to sizes ranging from three-quarter inch to very fine glass sand. This allows for a wide range of uses and applications, much the way regular sand and aggregate is used as well as some new markets for this very unique product.

One of the more popular uses has been in various roadway construction processes. Some states have set specifications that provides up to 10% or more reclaimed glass be used in Class 5, 6, or 7 road base material. Recycled glass can be used 100% in some cases and can actually improve the quality of the gravel because it can enhance the permeability of the road service and decrease runoff. Glassphalt, uses 5-10% reclaimed glass mixed with asphalt and has been used for more than 30 years and is comparable to conventional surfaces with the benefit of increased traction and skid resistance. Reclaimed glass is also used as a reflective safety material in roads and crosswalks.

Other uses include glass counter tops and flooring, septic system mounds and swimming pool filters because glass doesnt harbor bacteria, sand for beaches, playgrounds and even golf courses. Golf courses have found that glass sand is especially useful on the putting greens as it has ten times the life of sand and dries quicker than the typical peat/silica mixture. If you look at glass sand in a microscope, it looks sharp, but it is actually rounded and quite safe. In fact, it has been used in various landscaping applications including glass sand walkways where you can even walk on it with bare feet and it is completely safe.

Consumers are becoming increasingly more concerned about how we impact our surroundings, explains Rick Rosar, Rapid Glass president, At Rapid Glass we are extremely excited to be able to do our share to improve our environment for generations to come.

For 25 years, Rapid Glass has been one of Minnesotas premier Windshield Repair and Home Window Glass Replacement Specialists. We provide Quality Same Day Service for all of your Auto, Home or Business Glass needs. Our Customer Service representatives are friendly, knowledgeable and will handle all the paperwork and assist the customer with reporting their loss to ensure they are getting the full benefit that their insurance policy provides.

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Gaithersburg, Maryland (PRWEB) April 18, 2012

Shanco Companies, a window company in Maryland, recently launched a new windows microsite, ShancoWindows.com. The new site features an informative blog and a photo gallery and it will soon have an FAQ section and a window terminology page. ShancoWindows.com is user-friendly and has a wealth of information on window installation and replacement. On the website, information is also available as to the style, material, and brand of windows Shanco installs and services.

Shanco provides new window installation and full window replacement in Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia. They have been offering window services throughout the area for over 20 years, helping homeowners improve their home efficiency and enhance the exterior of their homes.

Were excited about the launch of the new windows site, says founder and president, Shannon Allcock. We hope it will be useful to both returning customers and prospective clients who are looking for the best window services in the DC area.

About Shanco: For more than 20 years, Shanco has been providing homeowners throughout the greater Washington, DC area with a variety of home improvement and remodeling services. In addition to window installation and replacement, Shanco also offers roofing, door, siding, and gutter services, as well as kitchen and bathroom remodeling.

For more information, visit their website, http://www.goshanco.com, or call 301-208-0848.

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Fairfield plans to replace the windows at Osborn Hill Elementary School.

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FAIRFIELD, Conn. Fairfield needs more experts to serve on a volunteer building committee. The First Selectmans office has put out a call for candidates for the Osborn Hill Elementary School Window Replacement Committee.

The town has plans to replace the Stillson Road elementary schools aging windows, which date back to the buildings original construction. A building committee would be responsible for planning, budgeting and overseeing the project. The town needs to set up such a committee in order to qualify for state funding for the work.

The First Selectmans office is particularly interested in finding volunteers with experience in construction, general contracting, architecture and finance. Committee members should expect to meet once a month until the project is finished.

The town is also still looking for candidates for itsFairfield Warde High School Roof Building Committee and the permanent Town Facilities Commission. Those who wish to apply can submit a resume via mail at 725 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 or via email at firstselectmanffld@town.fairfield.ct.us.

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NORTH BROOKFIELD School officials said replacement of windows at the elementary school will get under way Friday, despite the concern of at least one parent about the removal of asbestos in the window caulking while school is in session.

School Superintendent John A. Provost said the $500,000 project involves removal of all windows in the building, which was built in 1972, and replacing them with energy-efficient windows with latex caulking.

Allison White, a parent of an elementary school student, said she has multiple issues with the project, from a notice received last week dated Jan. 26 to the reluctance of town officials to delay the work until summer break.

For them, this is all about money. I cant believe that town officials are willing to put money ahead of the safety of our children, even if there is minimal risk, said Mrs. White.

She said she had complained to Brian Wong, chief of investigations and enforcement at the Department of Labor Standards asbestos and lead program, and was told there are no regulations prohibiting people being in a building while asbestos abatement work is being done.

Mrs. White said she was told it was best not to be in a room, in this case a classroom, while work was in progress.

To that end, she said she sent a letter to Principal James F. Graham and her childs classroom teacher stating her child should not be in any room where window replacement work was taking place.

Lockheed has submitted a comprehensive, 18-point plan for asbestos mitigation, and Peter Shipman (director of buildings and grounds for the school district) is willing to meet with anyone and go over it, Mr. Provost said.

He said the plan had been reviewed and approved by the project manager, the architect, Woburn-based Covino Environmental Associates and the state School Building Authority.

Covino, Mr. Provost said, would be the environmental hygienist on site conducting continuous air quality sampling, as well as monitoring compliance with the mitigation plan while work was under way.

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The plan The Village of Lemont will spend $1.75 million to renovate village hall this summer.

The Lemont Village Board gave the green light to fund the renovation, which will include repairs, rehabbing and technology improvements, with a general obligation bond.

Village Administrator Ben Wehmeier said the project will include said tuck pointing, installing a new roof, plumbing improvements, window replacement and replacement of the parking lot.

Trustee Rick Sniegowski insisted during a meeting in November 2011 that the work needed at village hall is not a redecorating project.

Its not about the fluff, its about the need, Sniegowski said.

Lemont Mayor Brian Reaves reiterated that the work is a must.

(The needed repairs are) prohibiting work inside the village hall, Reaves said. Its just time.

The impact

Renovations will begin in June and Wehmeier said he expects village staff to be moved back into village hall between Thanksgiving and Christmas at the latest.

In order to keep business as usual, the Village of Lemont may be moving into Central School, 410 McCarthy Road, for the construction period. Wehmeier said an intergovernmental agreement has not yet been approved.

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Should a roof replacement project proposed for the school systems Administration Building at Sandwich Road be funded via the historical resources account of the Community Preservation Act, or should the project be shifted to traditional capital outlay committee review?

The Bourne Historical Commission wrestled with those questions this week. CPA guidelines allow funding for projects at significant properties that feature preservation and restoration, but not necessarily replacement features.

The commission, however, previously endorsed window replacement at the Bourne village administration building that once served the community as a schoolhouse, rationing board office in World War II and later as an American Legion Post. So not endorsing the roof proposal could be problematic.

The question is, Why not capital outlay review? commission chairman Donald Ellis said.

Members dont know how old the admin roof is, but the shingles have not been replaced in 50 years. They generally agree there is nothing particularly historical about the asphalt shingles.

The building is historically correct; it was moved to the site and dates to the 1880s, Ellis said. But do we want to support it? Or not? Were on record having done the windows. It is a town building. This should probably be a capital outlay request. But this (CPA funding) is also probably a way to get this project done.

The commission voted unanimously to recommend the $50,000 roof replacement project to the CPA Review Committee. At that point, however, school system managers will discuss the proposal.

CPA historical resources funds have been used for a variety of projects in recent years that also lent themselves to capital spending review; notably boiler replacement at Town Hall.

And then there was the positive CPA recommendation to fund slate-roof replacement at the Swift Memorial United Methodist Church in North Sagamore; and refurbishing the rail-switching center tower owned by the state and leased long-term to a private railroad contractor in Buzzards Bay; who refused to otherwise repair the structure.

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