Global Waste Index<\/a> from 20th position in 2019 to 18th in 2022. This improvement is also reflected in the percentage of glass recycled in the UK, which has gone up from 72.5% in 2019 to the current 76.5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe percentage of waste glass recycled in the UK would go up if the confusion around what is recyclable and how it should be sorted at the recycling banks was eliminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How do I dispose of a broken mirror?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Mirrors have a metallic coating and cannot be recycled with other quality glass. To dispose of a broken mirror in the UK, safely wrap the pieces with newspaper or cardboard and dispose of them in the green bin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Note that broken mirrors can go through a different process to create mosaics and candle holders or be repurposed as hand-held mirrors. If you know charity organisations or recycling agents that use them for these purposes, you can recycle broken mirrors with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How do I dispose of glass windows?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Most recycling centres in the UK have recycling spots for other materials that cannot be recycled as pure glass, including glass windows. Recycled glass windows can be ground and used to make concrete or cement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You should check with the recycling centre near you if you can deliver glass windows for recycling before showing up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The UK has a known and consistent waste recycling track record, adopted by both public and independent recycling companies and the country\u2019s citizenry. In the 2021 WRAP Recycling Tracker Report, nine in every ten UK households (88%) reported recycling as an established family practice. Glass stands out as one of the UK\u2019s most recycled materials. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":null,"header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":null,"astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\n
Glass Recycling in the UK - Ollie Recycles<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n