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Utah legislators are considering new bills to expand recycling following a recent state report.

The report found glass recycling options are more prevalent near Wasatch Front.

It also outlined four potential solutions to increase glass recycling in the state.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has a fairly robust glass recycling "ecosystem," says Stevie Norcross.

That's because Momentum Recycling operates as a glass recycling facility in Salt Lake County, while Owens Corning's plant in Nephi takes recycled glass and manufactures it into new products, primarily fiberglass building insulation, said Norcross, assistant director of the Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control. Some glass in southern Utah can also be sent to a facility in Las Vegas.

"Utah is at an advantag

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