Glass Recycling
Glass Recycling
Only collected Pink week
Use yellow/green box for Glass bottles & jars
Glass - use it! rinse it! box it!
Update: Going forwards, your glass collection box will be green in colour. Our crew will collect from both yellow and green boxes and there is no action required.
Our manufacturer has advised this is a more economical and more environmentally friendly choice, as this product and colour can be made using recycled materials, whereas manufacturing the yellow box required virgin material and had higher wastage.
Simply rinse your empty glass bottles or jars put in green or yellow recycling box. Position your box at the edge of your property, separate from your rubbish, by 7am on your collection day
Glass you can recycle in your box:
Please rinse these items before recycling - but why?
- All colour glass bottles (e.g. beer, wine, spirit)
- All colour glass jars (e.g. jam, cook-in sauce, baby food)
- Broken glass bottles and jars
Glass you cannot recycle
- Flat sheet glass & mirrors
- Windows (any size) and window frames
- Windscreens
- Drinking glasses Alternative: donate for reuse
- Pyrex
It's all just glass isn't it?
Your common glass jar or wine bottle is what’s known as container glass or soda-lime glass. Other glass items, like drinking glass or windows have additional additives such as borosilicate to make them more temperature-resistant or easier to see through. The additives mean that different types of glass have different melting points, the recycling facility operates to the melting temperature of container glass and so other glass will not melt. This can therefore cause flaws in new glass bottles and jars meaning they cannot be used. Learn more...
Lost / Damaged your recycling box?
We can recycle damaged box and food caddy if you bring them to our reception.
Collect a new one from Council Offices, Kiln Road, Benfleet or contact 01268 882200 or www.castlepoint.gov.uk/shop
Download a guide on glass recycling:
Glass recycling - how to guide[pdf] 420KB
