New Company Looks to Recycle Glass for Coastal Restoration Projects

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  • Glass Half Full staff stands in front of pile of glass waiting to be crushed in their warehouse.
    Glass Half Full staff stands in front of pile of glass waiting to be crushed in their warehouse.
  • Co-Founders Franziska Trautmann (left) and Max Steitz (right) pose together for a photo.
    Co-Founders Franziska Trautmann (left) and Max Steitz (right) pose together for a photo.
A young, fast growing company—known as Glass Half Full—that recycles glass into sand for coastal restoration projects is in the process of expanding its operations into St. Bernard Parish. Based out of New Orleans, Glass Half Full was founded by two Tulane University graduates (Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz) in 2020 who saw a way to tackle the lack of glass recy- PAGE 2 cling in…

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