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How recycled glass bottles will be used to rebuild I-95

Aero Aggregates of North America, based in Delco, turns discarded glass into a lightweight, gravel-like material that contractors will rely on in rebuilding the damaged section of I-95.

The Interstate 95 rebuild will use foamed glass aggregate, a lightweight, gravel-like material shown in this file photo by Archie Filshill, left, and Thomas McGrath at Eddystone-based Aero Aggregates of North America.
The Interstate 95 rebuild will use foamed glass aggregate, a lightweight, gravel-like material shown in this file photo by Archie Filshill, left, and Thomas McGrath at Eddystone-based Aero Aggregates of North America.Read moreDAVID SWANSON / Staff Photographer
    by Tom Avril
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