On the one hand, there are some benefits to the ground cover that aren't possible in wide open plains.
On the other, a bad hailstorm means a lot of glass and scraps to pick up.
On the other, a bad hailstorm means a lot of glass and scraps to pick up.
So, I’d worry about wind wrecking and broadly casting those slivers.
Rather than pick them up, maybe consider further crushing them into the ground. While that’s not good for farmland, the area under the plume of a coal plant is already broadly contaminated.