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in different sizes and textures from fine saving taxpayer dollars in the process. Development District and Tennessee
sand to 3/8th inch gravel. It has rounded Other uses include pipe bedding, County Highway Officials Association.
edges so it’s not sharp, and it’s especially grouting, sandblasting, landscaping and The recycling center is at 331 Levi
environmentally-friendly, Cox said. lane striping to improve the reflectivity of Street in Maryville next to the operations
Local highway projects can use the finer road stripe paint. It can even be used to center and is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
glass sand as a material to treat roads create countertops and terrazzo flooring. Thursdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to
during winter. The glass fines (highly Even though the glass mill opened a 4:30 p.m. Glass should be dropped in the
powdered material) are mixed with salt couple months ago, it’s already received blue dumpster in the parking area by the
for treating slick snow-covered streets, awards from the East Tennessee recycling office.

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