Glass makes up approximately 9% of all household waste. As well as conserving raw materials, making new glass from waste glass uses 20% less energy and produces 20% less air pollution than in its original production.
recycle:
Glass collected from recycling points (See Recycling Points) and kerbside collections (See KERBSIDE RECYCLING) is recycled back into bottles and jars or can be used in the construction industry e.g. road building.
There are usually separate banks for brown, green and clear glass. If you have blue or red glass this can be taken to the green Glass Recycling Point. Remove all metal lids, plastic tops and corks before recycling. Some bottles are covered in coloured plastic, which should also be removed. Please do not put light bulbs, Pyrex dishes, flat window glass and drinking glasses into Glass Points. These require a much higher temperature for recycling than that needed for bottle glass.
Many charity shops will accept drinking glasses in good condition.
suggest:
Buy refill packs and returnable bottles whenever possible. Neal's Yard Remedies takes back its own blue glass bottles for reuse in workshops:
| 102 Hanover Street | |
| Edinburgh | |
| Tel: | 0131 226 3223 |
The Demijohn shop refills its own bottles:
| 32 Victoria Street | |
| Edinburgh | |
| EH1 2JW | |
| Tel: | 0131 225 3265 |
| Website: | www.demijohn.co.uk |
Milk bottles
Wiseman Dairies provide a milk delivery service in reusable glass bottles. Contact the Edinburgh dairy:
| Tel: | 0131 440 4828 |
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Pete's Farm Shop also deliver non-homogenised milk in returnable bottles in certain parts of the city:
Tel: 0131 337 6551 For East Lothian contact: Yester Dairies
| Tel: | 01620 810 998 |
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Look out for recycled drinking glasses made from cut down bottles available by mail order. See Mail Order Catalogues.
Plate glass
recycle:
Plate glass is accepted for recycling at:
| Viridor Glass Recycling | |
| 5 Dalhousie Business Park | |
| Bonnyrigg | |
| EH19 3HH | |
| Tel: | 0131 663 1061 |
Please telephone prior to taking plate glass to Viridor.