What can RGA do for you?
Recycled Glass Aggregate
SMR Recycled Glass Aggregate (RGA) is produced from residential recycled glass. RGA is used as structural and non-structural fill, drainage and filtration medium, embankment material, and pipe bedding. SMR RGA has received a Beneficial Use Determination from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and has been approved in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for a wide variety of applications.
RGA is cost effective – typically a fraction of the cost of competing fill materials. It is a 100% recycled product, and may provide builders and developers with Green Building LEED points, as a recycled and locally-sourced product.
Examples of projects where SMR RGA has been used:
Drainage and Bedding Projects
NYSDOT Lane Widening
Industrial Site Improvement, Perth Amboy, NJ
NYC DOT Phase 2, Harlem River Drive, Manhattan
StormTrap Detention System, Avenel, NJ
Water Main Extension, Staten Island, New York
NYC DOT, Harlem River Drive, Manhattan
MTA Bus Depot, Spring Creek, Brooklyn, NY
NYS DOT Interstate 684, Westchester, New York
Starlight Park Rain Gardens, Bronx, NY
Kew Gardens Interchange, Queens, New York
Fill Projects
Kingsland Redevelopment Area Project
Harbor View Marketplace – Bayonne, NJ
Perth Amboy, NJ
Jersey City, NJ – Residential Lot Clean Fill
Tremley Point, NJ – Site Remediation & Clean Fill
Residential Development, Lyndhurst, NJ
Ford Dealership, Wayne, NJ
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Jersey City Residential Development
ePort Redevelopment, Perth Amboy, NJ
Kingsland Redevelopment Area Project
Teterboro Landing, Teterboro, NJ
Residential/Commercial Development – Bayonne, NJ
Unique Applications
Swale Food Forest, Governor’s Island, New York
Bergen County, NJ – Sanitary Landfill Closure
Sheet Pile Bulkhead Fill, Jersey City, NJ
NYC Fire Department – Rodent Deterrence
Sunset Park Materials Recycling Facility, Brooklyn, NY
Engineered Wet Meadow, Hunts Point, Bronx, New York
NYC Street Tree Pits, Bronx, NY
Staten Island School Garden Assistance Project, Staten Island, NY
Typical RGA Sieve Analysis
SMR has the ability to stockpile large volumes of RGA for large-scale construction projects. SMR RGA typically has an LOI (loss on ignition) of 2%.
A typical RGA sieve analysis is shown below.
Sieve Size | 1/2″ | 3/8″ | #4 | #8 | #16 | #30 | #40 | #50 | #60 | #100 | #200 |
% Finer | 100 | 96 | 61 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Project Sample Size Curves
Attached is a detailed sample size curves for glass aggregate used in a project in Jersey City, NJ.
Why Use RGA?
SMR produces and ships RGA year round. SMR has the ability to stockpile large volumes of RGA for large-scale construction projects, and regularly conducts testing programs in accordance with regulatory requirements and in support of geotechnical engineering.
RGA is often used as is. Depending on the project and geotechnical performance requirements, RGA may also be blended with other fill materials. Contractors and engineers have blended RGA in different ratios with Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA), dredge material, asphalt millings, “mole rock” from tunneling operations, and Dense Graded Aggregate (DGA).
RGA has naturally high void space, making it a suitable drainage stormwater management media. SMR RGA typically has an LOI (Loss on Ignition) of 1% to 3%.
Use RGA In Your Next Project
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Cost effective – typically a fraction of the cost of competing fill materials