Overlooked launched glass recycling operations earlier this summer, starting with curbside collection services for residents and business in Chattanooga and neighboring communities of Red Bank, Hixson, Signal Mountain, Lookout Mountain and East Ridge. With this expansion, Overlooked Materials will service commercial and multi-family customers in Dalton, Ringgold, Rossville and the I-75 Corridor from Chattanooga to Dalton with glass recycling collection. These services are available immediately.
“North Georgia communities are particularly underserved with recycling services,” Overlooked Materials CEO Morgan Holl said. “In Whitfield County alone, over 95 percent of post consumer glass, or nearly 4,000 tons, ends up in a landfill each year, and that is despite the presence of several convenience drop off centers in the area. Catoosa County, meanwhile, has no glass recycling at all available in the county. The feedback we get from our customers is overwhelmingly positive. Employees in the hospitality industry value recycling. Patrons of bars, restaurants and hotels love to learn that their favorite establishments recycle their glass. And, residents of multi-family developments and apartments consider onsite recycling an amenity”
Community members will already be able to find Overlooked Materials’ yellow glass recycling bins and services at places like the Carpentry Hotel, The Oakwood Café, Cherokee Brewing and Pizza, and the Mill at Crown Garden.
To introduce itself to the North Georgia community, Overlooked Materials is holding its next free public open house on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at its facility at 951 S. Watkins St, Chattanooga TN 37404. Any member of the public is welcome, but Overlooked Materials is particularly encouraging any businesses and residents from its new service areas in North Georgia to visit its operations and small glass museum.
Zac Long, a native of Dalton, is working with Overlooked Materials as a business development consultant to support its launch in the surrounding Dalton area. “The flooring industry in Dalton has a proud history of using reclaimed carpet and other recycled products to help drive sustainability in flooring. I believe recycled glass materials hold a lot of promise in surface applications such as outdoor hardscaping and tiles. It’s not just a story of sustainability, either. Glass is a beautiful material that refracts light and adds warmth to spaces. I am equally excited to help introduce these materials into Dalton and at the same time help my hometown keep material out of landfill via the launch of new curbside recycling services.