Recycled glass soil for the future of farming | Headline Science [Video]

What should we do with unwanted glass bottles? Turn them back into sand and use them to grow food!

Researchers are experimenting with using recycled glass to replace some or all of the soil used to grow vegetables. This project could turn waste into a solution for soil erosion and the current sand shortage.

Read an ACS press release about this research: Pilot study uses recycled glass to grow plants for salsa ingredients

“Evaluating recyclable glass material as a substitute for soil in vegetable cultivation: An innovative approach to sustainable agriculture”Presented at ACS Fall 2024 on Aug. 21, 2024Presenter: Andrea Quezada Principal investigators: Julie Vanegas, Ph.D., and Teresa Feria-Arroyo, Ph.D.

Video credits:Written by Anne HyldenProduced by Kerri Jansen and Anne HyldenEdited by Darren WeaverNarrated by Anne HyldenExecutive produced by Matthew RadcliffHadley Marcek, Ph.D. contributed research for this video.

Research videos by Eric Zamora and Maria Rebeca Santos Chavez

Additional video: Shutterstock, Getty Images 

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