The protester told Denton police that one person grabbed the sign — which, according to the report read, “Monument for the racist Confederacy not for the soldiers” — and ripped it before another person threw the sign at the protester, police said.

As a result, glass is going to the landfill and, until recently, some plastics were, too, according to a new report to the City Council. The report contained copies of letters between Pratt Industries and city officials outlining the issue.