buyery. that's why this crushed glass in tumwater, washington, is up to 8,000 tons and getting bigger. >> there is no question there has been a slowdown. we have always been able to turn it over. as we ran out, we'd be crushing again. >> some recycled glass is separated by color melted and then made in new bottles. but much gets ground in a chunky sand mixture. construction companies can buy the crushed glass for $3 a ton. less than half the cost of sand or pea gravel which serves the same purpose. but with the buildings stalled and many contractors avoiding this, that recycled glass may be headed to a landfill. >> garbage haulers are paying recycling companies to take the glass because it's cheaper than sending it to landfills. the problem is the manufacturers just don't need it. >> it also is easy to get the raw materials to make glass. so sometimes it's hard for