About Recycling

Recycling is processing used materials (waste) into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virgin production.

Into containers throw glass jars and bottles. Into glass containers are not allowed to dispose of: mirrors, window glass, automotive glass, reinforced glass, glasses, crystal glass, fireproof, light bulbs and fluorescent tubes, porcelain and pottery, tiles and other ceramic pots, candles, glass packaging for medicines and household glass (bowls, glass plates, etc.),because they have a different melting temperature and don't melt together with the bottles and jars.

Glass recycling has reached record levels in 2005 - 1 272 thousand. tons. This, however, only 50.8 percent of glass consumed in the UK. The remaining 1.2 million tonnes of lands in the trash.
The local producers of glass used in 2005, a record number of 742 thousand. tons of secondary raw material (British bottles and jars now contain an average of 35.5 percent recycled glass.) Another 250 thousand. tons of recycled glass were exported to other European countries, and 280 thousand. tonnes were used in building houses and roads.

How the glass is recycle?

If you throw your glass waste into special bins, will be exported to the treatment of glass. There will be sorted according to color and washed from all pollution. Clear glass is crushed and melted, then be able to form a new bottle or other shapes. The glass is then sent back to the shops ready to be used again.