The satisfying clinkety clink of glass bottles is a common sound when we are putting out the recycling these days. Yet whilst the UK uses nearly 2 million tonnes of glass packaging in a year, it is estimated that just less than 1 million tonnes is not currently being collected for recycling.

Top tips

• Empty and rinse all glass containers.
• Put all screw caps and lids back on the bottle!
• Spray tops for perfume bottles should go in the bin.
• Glass such as Pyrex and drinking glasses melt at a different temperature to recycled glass and so shouldn’t be recycled.
• Light bulbs, mirror glass and vases should go to your nearest recycling centre.
  

What to recycle

• Perfume and aftershave bottles (remove any plastic).
• Face cream jars
• Bottles (from wine, beer, water, spirits – anything glass!).
• Jars for cooking sauces, jam and baby food

What not to recycle

• Glass cookware (such as Pyrex).
• Drinking glasses
• Light bulbs
• Mirror glass
• Vases
• Crystal glass