Many types of glass can now be recycled through your regular kerbside dry recycling collection.
Residents in the north are provided with a green-lid wheelie bin, while those in the south use an orange-lid wheelie bin for dry recycling.
What glass can you recycle?
You can recycle empty glass bottles and jars of all colours and sizes, including:
- wine and beer bottles
- food bottles and jars such as sauce and jam jars
- coffee jars
- pharmaceutical bottles
Rinse bottles and jars if needed. You can leave lids and tops on as we separate them during recycling.
What glass can you not recycle?
- drinking glasses
- Pyrex or heat-resistant glass
- window or pane glass
- mirrors
- ceramics or crockery
- light bulbs and thermometers
- spectacles
- nail varnish bottles
These items are made differently from glass bottles and jars and cannot be recycled in household collections.
Take these items to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.
What is happening to bottle banks?
Bottle banks across the area will be removed as glass recycling becomes available at home.
Glass recycling will still be available at Household Waste Recycling Centres.
What do I do with extra glass?
If your recycling bin is full, you can take extra glass bottles and jars to a Household Waste Recycling Centre.