Last month, this blog received a valuable comment from Jerry Turner of Vitro Minerals. He reminded readers that glass is one of those materials that is ideally suited to recycling over and over again. With glass powders now being used in industrial primers, roof coatings and various sealants, he points out that recycled glass gives coating formulators another tool to increase their sustainability.
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee has signed into law the nation's fourth program requiring paint manufacturers to safely manage leftover latex and oil-based paint from households and painting contractors.