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Glass recycling

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Recycle glass by using a separate container than mixed paper, plastic and metal recyclables.

Recycle glass bottles and jars separately from other recyclables. 

Use a separate bin for glass in your curbside recycling. If you live in an apartment, condominium or other multi-family housing, a separate container for glass will be provided. Glass mixed with other items breaks and can contaminate paper, plastics and other recyclables making them more difficult, costly or impossible to recycle. In addition, broken glass can damage recycling equipment at paper mills. 

Please remove lids and rinse containers. Lids can be recycled with other metals in your commingled recycling roll cart or container. 

Recycle glass bottles and jars only

Please do not include other types of glass such as vases, bake ware, drinking glasses, eye glasses, window glass, mirrors, dishes, light bulbs, ceramics, broken glass, etc.

Why not other types of glass?

Glass bottles and jars are different from other types of glass. They have different ingredients and melt temperatures than glass cookware, drinking glasses, windows, mirrors, light bulbs, ceramics, eye glasses and all other types of glass. Mixing other types of glass with jars and bottles during manufacturing can weaken the structure of a bottle or jar, which can cause it to crack or explode when being filled or opened.