Glass tile maker joins King County program. (Municipal Recycling).A maker of custom glass tiles Glass tiles are pieces of glass formed into consistent shapes. Glass was used in mosaics as early as 2500 BC, but it took until the 3rd Century BC before innovative artisans in Greece, Persia and India created glass tiles. has joined the LinkUp link·up n. 1. The act of linking or connecting: a linkup of two orbiting spacecraft. 2. Something that serves to link or join; a connection. 3. program of King County, Wash., to solidify its connection with the recycling industry. Bedrock Industries, Seattle, transforms glass cullet cul·let n. Scraps of broken or waste glass gathered for remelting, especially with new material. [Probably alteration of collet, neck of glass left on the blowing iron, from French, into decorative tile, dinnerware and other specialty items. Bedrock used more than 50 tons of recycled glass in 2001. Through the LinkUp program, which it joined earlier this summer, Bedrock Industries and the King County Solid Waste Division will test glass tile products for performance factors such as thermal shock Thermal shock in mechanical models Thermal shock is the name given to cracking as a result of rapid temperature change. Glass and ceramic objects are particularly vulnerable to this form of failure, due to their low toughness, low thermal conductivity, and high , water absorption, friction, abrasion and strength. The LinkUp program offers technical and promotional support to eligible businesses in the Seattle area. Glass artist Maria Ruano founded Bedrock in 1993. The company sorts recycled bottles by color and pulverizes them. The glass is put into molds and heated in kilns to make tiles, wind chimes wind chimes pl.n. An arrangement of small suspended pieces, as of glass, metal, or ceramic, hung loosely together so that they tinkle pleasingly when blown by the wind. Also called wind-bells. and other products. The tiles--typically used to make floors, countertops and walls surrounding pools and hot tubs---are shipped to retailers and manufacturers throughout the country. Bedrock, which procures its glass from curbside recycling programs and other sources, such as stained glass manufacturers, joins a list of 10 other Seattle-area companies that have joined the LinkUp program, including recyclers of scrap plastic, concrete, wood and other materials. |
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