Results from a recent survey into glass recycling in Hampshire show that congratulations are in order. The survey into the recycling activities of householders in Test Valley, Havant and East Hants, found that between 65% and 94% of people who completed the surveys recycle their glass bottles and jars.

Councillor Roach commented: "Research carried out in 1999 found that more than half of the glass bottles and jars that are disposed of in Hampshire end up in landfill, rather than being recycled, so it is very encouraging to see that such high numbers of residents recycle their glass bottles and jars."

The surveys are part of a targeted awareness raising campaign that is being implemented by Project Integra, Hampshire’s waste management partnership, to encourage more people to recycle their glass bottles and jars by taking them along to the local bottle bank.

Making new glass containers from old bottles and jars uses less energy, reduces the need to quarry hundreds of thousands of tonnes of raw materials and reduces the amount of waste going to landfill, which cuts waste disposal costs.

Councillor Roach also noted that: "Residents in Hampshire will also have the added benefit of knowing that all of the glass bottles and jars that they take to local bottle banks will be recycled within the County and guaranteed an end-use."

This is due to the fact that the Midland Glass Processing Company, which is contracted to reprocess all glass bottles and jars from bottle banks in Hampshire, are currently building a new plant in Southampton This will reduce the distance that glass bottles and jars will need to be transported and also create up to 15 new jobs.

Now that the festive season is over and the post Christmas tidy-up is well underway, all those empty wine, spirit and beer bottles, along with the empty pickle jars, cranberry sauce jars and soft drink bottles can be taken to your local bottle bank. If bottle banks are overflowing at this busy time of year, please let your district council know with a quick call and take your bottles and jars to another site or come back another day.

And remember, you can do all of your post Christmas recycling in one go. If you’re taking your bottles and jars to the bottle bank when going to the local shops you can also recycle your Christmas cards using the recycling bins that will be in Tesco stores and WHSmith throughout January and February.

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