The colourful history of sea glassAt the time, recycling wasn’t a thing, so glass containers went right to the dump. And before the 1960s, most landfills were left open, exposed to wind and rain. Many ...

Artificial sea glass doesn’t have the same pitted texture as real sea glass. Pictured here in green is real sea glass, with small, textured marks across its surface.

Authentic sea glass can be hard to find, but as Peter Llewellyn describes, there's a way to figure it out. Searching for sea glass along the shores of P.E.I. is a popular pastime.

Unique colors also tend to be older, and LaMotte looks at color, glass thickness and shape to date sea glass finds. With enough information, he said, he can estimate age with a 10-year margin of ...

It can take sea glass 40 to 100 years to get its smooth texture and shape. According to the sea glass rarity chart from realseaglass.com, the common colors of sea glass are white, brown, and green.

Beachcombing for interesting shells and beach glass has become an increasingly popular pastime — so much so that many Islanders claim P.E.I. beaches have been all but picked clean.

Sea glass is glass that has been exposed to the conditions of the sea. A broken bottle or other item is smoothed out over time after tumbling through the ocean's currents. The “frosty” look it ...

It can take sea glass 40 to 100 years to get its smooth texture and shape. According to the sea glass rarity chart from realseaglass.com, the common colors of sea glass are white, brown, and green.