Glass Business - And Glass History - At Overlooked Materials

By Ray Bassett

Published September 12, 2024 at 11:41 PM EDT

A sampling of processed recycled glass in bottles at Overlooked Materials.

Where supply and demand meet, opportunity is knocking.

Overlooked Materials is a new business at 951 S. Watkins St. here in Chattanooga that offers the first curbside recycling service in this city since 2018 - and the first local glass processing since the 1980’s.

Morgan Holl is the company’s founder.

A display of Chattanooga’s glass history at Overlooked Materials.

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