Ohio Seeks More Recyled Glass

The Herald Dispatch features an article today about Owens Corning's need for more recycled glass. The article titled, Ohio Seeks More Recycled Glass, tells how Owens needs more recycled glass in their fiberglass insulation manufacturing process. They state, as we learned this summer, that using recycled glass brings down their production costs. They also state that it has become part of their business model and the recycled glass helps with their energy-certificates.
They plan to target bars and taverns to get their patrons to recycles their glass (beer) bottles. Currently, over 90% of those bottles go into the trash.

Fiesta Dinnerware on American Restoration

I was watching some DVR events today and came across an episode of American Restoration where they were refurbishing a uranium detector. They consulted with the National Atomic Testing Museum on the detector and even got a sample of uranium to prove to the owner that the detector was in good working order. The museum gave them a red Fiesta dinnerware cup and saucer to test the detector. As we discussed in our study, much of the ceramic dinnerware produced prior to the 1970's used uranium oxide in its red dinnerware. As a result, there was a detectable amount of radiation in the dinnerware.