Glass Recycling

Glass bottles and jars

Glass candle holders

Greenhouse glass

Light bulbs

Mirrors

Perfume and aftershave bottles

Picture frames

Oven dish

Decorations

Drinking glasses

While the Council appreciates that residents have requested kerbside glass recycling unfortunately there are no plans to implement this system at the moment. This is partly due to the high cost of infrastucture to offer this service (for example new collection vehicles, collections bins/boxes, staff, etc) but also due to the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme (opens new window) in 2023 which will enable residents to return their glass bottles to retailers and receive their 20p deposit back. Therefore it would not be cost effective to offer this service when residents have another outlet for their waste glass.

We ask residents to separate glass colours is to avoid confusion if/when we change our contractor who takes our glass for recycling. Some companies will accept glass colours mixed and others will not, therefore rather than constantly ask residents to change how we collect glass depending on our contract, we try to avoid confusion by separating the colours all the time.

We do understand that not everyone is able to transport glass to a local Community Recycling Centre or glass bank however we would encourage residents to try and recycle their glass if they can, possibly by taking glass to a glass bank in smaller quantities which are easier to carry. Where possible, we would also encourage residents who are able to transport glass to help out their neighbours who may wish to recycle but cannot carry glass to a local collection point.

If the glass bank you visit is full please take your glass to another recycling point, either at a Community Recycling Centre or one of the glass banks listed above.

Please do not leave glass on the ground next to the glass bank. Clearing up excess glass (which can often be broken) takes our crews a long time before they are able to access the glass banks to empty them and fills up the lorry quicker. This means we can't always empty other glass banks in the area and adds to the problem. 

Please also do not leave waste such as plastic bags, boxes or other waste items next to the glass banks as we cannot collect this in our glass collection lorry and often this blocks access to glass bank itself, meaning it can't be emptied. Please take your bags and boxes home to use again or recycle them in your household bins. Larger waste items can be taken to a Community Recycling Centre or uplifted by booking a Bulky Uplift.