When you recycle your glass bottles and jars, they can be transformed into a range of new products, including new glass bottles and jars, concrete paving, construction aggregate and golf course sand.
You can recycle all glass bottles and jars, after they are rinsed clean and the lids are removed. You can put your glass into your kerbside recycling container (in most areas), or take them to your local glass recycling point. At your local glass recycling point, please make sure that you put your brown, green and clear glass into the correct containers so that they can be recycled into new bottles and jars. There are around 2,100 glass recycling points across Scotland. The glass is then collected and taken to a recycling facility.
Glass Facts
- Every household in the UK uses on average 331 bottles and jars per year (British Glass).
- Recycling one glass bottle saves enough energy to power your computer for 25 minutes (British Glass).
- Glass can be recycled again and again - containers made from recycled glass are of the same high quality as those made from new raw materials.
- Green glass bottles made in the UK are made with at least 85% recycled glass (British Glass).
Does it save energy?
- Around 250kg of CO² equivalents are saved by recycling 1000kg of glass compared to sending them to landfill.
