Glass recycling

Our glass recycling banks are provided for public use, for the collection of clean glass bottles and jars. These banks are serviced by the Department's Recycling Vehicle Operator. All public glass is taken to Ballaharra Quarry, St Johns, where it is crushed and used to make patio paviours, or used as a replacement aggregate (i.e. as an alternative to sand).

Pubs, hotels and restaurants can also recycle their 'empties'. However, as these businesses are classified as 'commercial' premises, their glass is collected for recycling via private recycling schemes. All commercial glass collected is exported to the UK for recycling, where it is treated and made into recycled glass products (e.g. new bottles, drinking glasses).

Table 1 - Public glass recycled (tonnes)

Month	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
January	50.42	100.56	100.74	127.46	133.82
February	67.98	66.04	71.38	87.50	105.36
March	73.62	77.24	86.94	94.30	106.04
April	76.60	79.32	83.68	103.06	113.58
May	77.56	95.14	90.26	116.10	117.98
June	80.36	71.92	101.36	124.92	120.08
July	81.99	87.36	103.10	114.76	122.52
August	80.04	90.96	105.12	119.90	119.12
September	77.50	77.28	86.58	96.70	TBC
October	69.64	78.41	93.30	115.08	TBC
November	77.18	73.30	81.40..	101.10	TBC
December	84.66	93.50	110.40	123.36	TBC
Annual Total	897.54	991.03	1114.26	1323.74	TBC
Compared to previous year	-	+ 10.42%	+12.43%	+18.79%	TBC
Current running total	-	-	-	-	938.50
Running total (same peried previous year)	-	-	-	-	887.50
Current running total compared to previous year	-	-	-	-	+5.7%

Glass recycling tonnages increased by 10.42% in 2005 compared to 2004.

Glass recycling tonnages increased by 12.43% in 2006 compared to 2005.

Glass recycling tonnages increased by 18.79% in 2007 compared to 2006.

2008 tonnages (up to end of August) shows 5.7% increase in the level of glass recycling compared to the same period in 2007.

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