The pollution of Caño Martín Peña, a natural tidal canal, prompted a plan to dredge its entire length of 3.7 miles. This plan is a part of Caño Martín Peña Restoration Project. We evaluated the feasibility of glass recycling in the Caño Martín Peña area for our sponsor, Caño 3.7. We concluded that glass recycling is especially difficult on an island but is possible with support from local businesses. Our team developed a guidebook in both English and Spanish to provide ENLACE with active ways to implement glass recycling, recommendations for uses of locally recycled glass to complete the dredging project as supported by our feasibility calculations, and recommendations for future research.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Barthold, Tatyana
• Carrillo, Eduardo
• Afthim, Julia
• Le, Newton

Subject

• Project-Based Learning
• Industry
• Sustainability
• Community
• Well-Being
• Environment
• Innovation
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050222-140153
• 67046

Keyword

• Recycling
• Glass
• Canal
• Glass Aggregate
• Environmental Justice
• ENLACE

Advisor

• Sphar, Jefferson Alex
• Servatius, Brigitte

Year

• 2022

Center

• San Juan, Puerto Rico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Caño 3.7

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

Date created

• 2022-05-02

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright