Such crushed stone is a glass particle of different colors, which do not have sharp edges. Get it from a glass fight. The glass is difficult to recycle, and the possibility of reusing it helps to solve the problem a little.
At the first stage, sorting is carried out, then grinding and fractionation using sieves with a certain cell size. All types of fractions are used for the production of building materials. Particles with a size of more than 5 mm act as a large aggregate in the production of concrete, less than 5 mm are able to replace the sand, and fine powder is used as a binder.
Products that have glass in their composition are used not only in construction, but also in the nuclear and chemical industries. The inertness of the filler is transferred to the final product.
Its niche glass crushed stone also has as a decorative material for landscape design. Its property to create a unique game of light under the influence of the sun or lighting devices allowed decorators to take this kind of weapon into service. Plants do not experience discomfort from a close neighborhood, so glass rubble is used to create flowerbeds, beds, garden paths.
It is also used to improve the appearance of drainage systems, drains, decorative pools. Large parts are suitable for filling gabions. In combination with LED backlighting, such compositions will look amazing at any time of the day.
Paths with a backfill with glass chips will turn a simple garden into a magical one. For these purposes, particles with a size of 0.3 to 0.5 mm are used. The cost of glass chips per 1 kg varies widely. To fill the best choice will be a color option, since the one-color can easily get lost on the background of the riot of colors of the flowering garden.
To ensure that the result is pleasing to the eye for a long time when creating tracks with glass beads, one must adhere to the general rules. A prerequisite is the use of a substrate from geotextiles. This will protect the material from mixing with soil particles. After a while, the track may subsidence. Eliminate it will help padding additional amount of crushed glass.
Care for this type of coating is a periodic mixing with a rake. This will help remove the fallen leaves and other debris.
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