Sustainable Cities and Communities
By creating and selling products like recycled glass products, Spring Pool Glass helps build greener cities through replacing the non-recyclable materials with recyclable ones. Some examples include trophies, planting pots, spraying bottles, mugs, water bottles, straws, bowls, jars, liquor bottles, plates, earrings, tables, and chairs (Spring Pool Glass). While difficult, glass is more sustainable than plastic because they are made of renewable resources and can be infinitely recycled (Lee). Plastic, on the other hand, can only be downcycled into lower quality items. Taking this one step further, mining silica sand for brand new glass production leaves significant environmental footprints and may lead to the loss of biodiversity and collapse of land. This makes Spring Pool Glass’s action particularly successful as it reduces landfill waste and promotes urban sustainability by incorporating recycled materials into community spaces, ensuring a balance between development and environmental responsibility.