Jam it full of jars too!

Nearly everyone in Calderdale has access to a kerbside recycling service, particularly glass bottles and paper.

There´s therefore every reason to put out these type of items when collection day comes around each fortnight. But did you know that you can put so much more than old wine and beer bottles in the recycling box?

For instance, jam and sauce jars, olive oil bottles and coffee containers can all be rinsed out and recycled. And if every one of us in Calderdale makes a point of doing this, we'll soon be recycling tonnes more across our borough. So, box clever, and find out exactly what can and cannot be included in the glass recycling box by looking at the table below.

And remember, if for any reason you miss collection day or don´t have access to kerbside collection, you can use one of the many convenient recycling Bring Sites (commonly known as Bottle Banks) across the borough.

Did you know?

• Glass can be recycled again and again without losing its clarity or purity.



• Glass packaging makes up 8-10% by weight of UK household waste.



• On average, each person in the UK uses 110 glass bottles and jars per year. Only 27% of these (about 30) get recycled.



• The energy saving from recycling one bottle will:
  - Power a 100 watt light bulb for almost an hour
  - Power a computer for 20 minutes
  - Power a colour TV for 15 minutes
  - Power a washing machine for 10 minutes
  


• Milk bottles are reused an average of 13 times before recycling.



• The UK has more than 50,000 bottle banks.
  
  
• One bottle bank can hold up to 3,000 bottles before it needs to be emptied.

 

Useful Links:

Glass recycling information sheet

Recycling news

The glass recycling cycle

British Glass news