Currently, only one in four glass bottles and jars are recycled.
So please use your local recycling sites, Household Waste Recycling Centres, and bottle banks at many car parks, pubs
and supermarkets throughout Hampshire.

Recent research into the contents of Hampshire bins has shown how much material ends up in the dustbin when it could easily be recycled. Glass makes up about 8% (by weight) of our household rubbish. Over 450 tonnes of glass goes to landfill each week in Hampshire - and 95% of that could have been recycled!

Recycling glass saves quarrying and conserves raw materials that would be needed for making new glass. It also saves energy, because glass melts at a much lower temperature than the raw materials needed to make fresh glass. Recycling 1 tonne of glass (about 3,000 bottles and jars) saves the equivalent of 150 litres of oil.)

Glass jars for coffee, salad dressings, pasta sauces, pickled onions and so on can all go into bottle banks along with wine and beer bottles. Please separate out the colours correctly, as this avoids contamination and makes the recycling process easier.

Your local Recycling Officer can tell you where your nearest bottle bank is (call 01252 622122 for Hart, or 01256 845474 for Basingstoke & Deane), or look on the Project Integra (waste and recycling) web site www.integra.org.uk

Broken Pyrex, VisionWare, window glass and normal drinking glasses cannot be recycled with bottles and jars as they all melt at different temperatures. Please wrap them safely and place carefully in your rubbish bin.

Look out for the colourful recycling posters in shops, off licences and anywhere you buy glass bottles and jars. The posters will tell you where the nearest bottle bank is. Pick up a free postcard featuring General Waste in local shops and off licences, and send a fun environmental message to your friends.

Remember - it's not far to recycle that jar! 

For more information about the War on Waste and local recycling facilities call: Stuart Robbens, Hart DC Recycling Officer 01252 622122. Loretta Emery, Basingstoke & Deane Recycling Officer on 01256 845474.