Glass

Most glass items can be recycled, including green, brown and clear glass.

Will WSN Environmental Solutions accept my glass?

Green, brown and clear glass bottles and jars are accepted for recycling free of charge at WSN's Resource Recovery Centres. Some sites require that you separate the glass according to colour. Please remove any lids or caps, and rinse all bottles and jars before delivering them to the Resource Recovery Centre. Please also note that WSN will only accept green, brown and clear glass bottles and jars - other colours and forms of glass are not accepted.

What else can I do with my glass?

Green, brown and clear glass bottles and jars can be placed in kerbside recycling bins provided by most councils.

• To prepare glass for recycling, remove any lids or caps, and rinse all bottles and jars. To conserve water, wash bottles and jars in used dishwater or in a bucket with other recyclables.
• Be mindful that glass in certain forms can't be recycled. Broken window or windscreen glass, drinking glasses, mirrors, oven-proof or heat-treated glass (e.g. Corning Ware, Pyrex or Vision Ware), light globes, white opaque bottles, laboratory and medical glass are not suitable for recycling.
• When recycling, ensure you don't include china, ceramics or stones with glass bottles and jars. It can lead to the rejection of thousands of bottles and jars collected for recycling.