Expand view for photograph Large, irregularly shaped blue and turquoise glass rocks cover the ground, with trees and small buildings in the background under bright sunlight.
Expand view for photograph A modern backyard features a stone pathway leading to a wooden outdoor shower with metal trim, next to a decorative wall filled with green glass bottles, surrounded by trees and grass.
From Recycling the Past
Often used for landscaping purposes, reclaimed glass can be used in loose fill paving, as a garden accent, and as a striking aggregate in gabion systems. Sometimes the material is reclaimed from glass factories, though it can also be produced from recycled material in smaller-scale operations. This supplier offers “boulders” up to 1000 lbs.