Recycle all your glass with our easy and cost-effective glass recycling service designed for businesses across a range of sectors. Our glass recycling bins take all colours of glass, so leave the sorting to us!
Glass recycling is the process of collecting used glass items, cleaning and sorting them at a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), crushing them into small pieces called cullet, before melting them to make new glass products.
Recycling glass reduces the need for raw materials, uses less energy than making glass entirely from scratch, and keeps waste out of landfill. Glass can generally be recycled repeatedly without losing its basic quality, which makes it a highly sustainable and cost-effective process.
Glass recycling has several environmental and economic benefits:
At Hurn Recycling, we provide tailored glass recycling collection services designed to meet the unique needs of businesses, ensuring safe, reliable, and compliant processing with minimal disruption.
Glass collection schedules tailored around your business, not a one-size-fits-all timetable.
The cullet is then heated in a furnace until molten, before it is finally moulded or blown into bottles and jars, ready to be filled and used again.
We accept clean and dry glass, including:
The following materials must not be placed in the recycling container, as they can contaminate your glass bin:
For a detailed list, please refer to our guidelines or contact our team. You can contact us using our contact form or give us a call on:
Bournemouth – 01202 257530 or Exeter – 01392 323316
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