2.1.10 | There’s no denying the beauty of the finished product, but despite tile’s ability to transform ordinary spaces into award-winning ones, the manufacturing process is a dirty business. It starts with a messy mixture of sand, feldspar clay and water that can yield considerable amounts of wet waste or “sludge.” “[We used to] collect, put in trucks and send to the landfill approximately 6½ million pounds of wet waste a year,” says Tim J. Bolby, Director of Technical Services, Crossville Inc., a manufacturer of porcelain, metal and glass tile based in Crossville, TN, and privately held by The Curran Group, based in Crystal Lake, IL,.

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