ASG Glass products are 100% recycled. That is, had our company not purchased and processed the glass used in our products, it would have been discarded in a local landfill. We receive recycled post-consumer glass bottles from various domestic sources including material recycling facilities (MRF's) in Park City, Los Angeles, the Intermountain West, and other locations along the West Coast. We also receive recycled post-industrial glass window scraps and furnace cleanouts from various window and glass product manufacturers in the Salt Lake City area and the East Coast. Some of our glass is simply ground and tumbled glass with various flaws and inconsistencies common with recycled glass. Most of our glass is re-melted and re-processed to ensure a mostly consistently colored and consistently sized end product. In all cases, the glass products we produce use waste glass feedstock's that can unquestionably be labeled 100% recycled. Depending on the application of our recycled glass products in a given project, an architect or client may claim LEED credits or “green points” for using our glass. In particular, credits that are often claimed include: NC MATERIALS & RESOURCES MR CREDIT 4 . 1 & 4 . 2 for RECYCLED CONTENT for 1 OR 2 POINTS
NC MATERIALS & RESOURCES MR CREDIT 5 . 1 & 5 . 2 for LOCAL SOURCE for 1 OR 2 POINTS NC INDO OR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EQ CREDI T 4.1 for LOW VOCTERRAZZO for 1 POINT NC INNOVATION IN DESIGN ID CREDI T 1 . 1 for UNIQUE DESIGNS for 1 POINT Our professional affiliations include the US Green Building Council, the National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association, the American Society of Production Architects, and the National Plasterers Council.

Additional Terrazzo Information

Never before have such vibra nt colors been available to designers of terrazzo flooring. Recycled glass chips are a modern ddition to an ancient flooring methodology that dates back to Michelangelo and the Renaissance. Glass chips can be used in poxy terrazzo or sand cushion cement terrazzo either by themselves or in combination with traditional marble chips. As in typical terrazzo, the combination of sizes #0 and #1 provide a traditional look while the use of sizes #2 and/or #3 provide a bolder more aggressive appearance. Due to its weight, glass contributes substantially to a project’s overall recycled content in LEED alculations. Its unique hues contribute significantly to the impact of an environmentally sustainable floor. Arguably, glass increases the durabilit y and lifespan of a terrazzo floor installation.