r/HuntsvilleAlabama 1d ago

Construction Recycling

I'm doing a big new year's clean and have alot of old glass and ceramic coffee mugs I want to throw away. I'm not crafty and don't want to upcycle them into flower pots :-) -- I want them out of the house, but feel bad about putting them in the garbage. Does anyone know of any companies that handle construction and demolition debris that accept ceramics/glass for crushing and reuse for things like roadbed material or landscaping?

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u/WHY-TH01 1d ago

I just donate that kind of thing to a thrift shop myself or you could offer it up in a buy nothing group, that’s where people that do crafty stuff tend to get them it seems.

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u/Sad-Yoghurt4601 1d ago

I used to take things to Goodwill--that's where I furnished and got kitchen stuff for my first apartments back in the 90s, but I wasn't sure people still did that, with all the cheap stuff at Target and Walmart. There's just so much junk in the world.

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u/marc-kd 1d ago edited 1d ago

The glass can go to Phoenix Glass Recycling. They'll take it for "$5 per bag" at their next Shop and Drop on January 10. January 17.

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u/Sad-Yoghurt4601 1d ago

I know they take I don't know what you'd call it--regular glass?--but they have shelves in their lobby filled with the kind of glass I have (drinking glasses, vases, etc) that can't be recycled. They're for sale. They really do amazing work.

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u/mktimber 1d ago

Where do they have the shop and drop?

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u/marc-kd 1d ago

They don't like to advertise their address since they share a parking lot with other businesses and they're leery about people coming by after hours and dumping their glass in the parking lot. Not to mention there's a $5/cart charge, it's not free.

That said, when you click "Schedule a Drop Off" on their website the address is displayed.

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u/mktimber 1d ago

I saw that and noticed that Jan 10 is not available for drop off so I was not sure if the shop and drop is at another place

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u/marc-kd 1d ago

Ah, I just rehecked their banner. Because of the expected weather Friday, they've postponed it a week until the 17th.

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u/joeycuda 1d ago

Take them to Asbury Thrift in Madison!

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u/mktimber 1d ago

https://www.instagram.com/ted/reel/DBhUrHvhql0/?hl=en

So how do we help Phoenix take glass recycling to the next level like they are doing in NOLA? Is this feasible?

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u/Sad-Yoghurt4601 1d ago

Love this. Email the two women who run Phoenix--they're so responsive and seem so committed to recycling as an issue, not just a business.

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u/samsonevickis 1d ago

How much are we talking? Like 50 mugs? I can always use fill but I can’t imagine you have enough to make it worth it.

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u/Sad-Yoghurt4601 1d ago

Probably not--maybe 20-25 pieces of ceramic and glass. I thought someone might collect it regularly as a side gig to crush and use. They'd get SO much stuff.