Glass bottles and jars
Glass bottles and jars are household packaging so can be recycled in ACT recycling bins. Broken glass is not permitted in your recycling bin.
Disposal options
- Reuse at home or give to someone who makes jams and pickles etc
- Find a local school or group who wants the jars for storage and craft activities
- If reusable, drop off free at Goodies Junction at:
- Place in your recycling bin (lids off), lids larger than a credit card can also go in the recycling bin. Larger quantities drop off free at a Recycling Drop Off Centre
- Under the ACT Container Deposit Scheme (ACT CDS), you can return eligible, empty beverage containers (including some glass bottles) to return points and receive a 10-cent refund for each container
- Broken glass goes in the rubbish bin
Why?
Glass jars and bottles are made into a sand replacement product at our Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in the ACT. Other glass products such as drinking glasses and mirrors have been heat treated and cannot be recycled at the MRF. Broken glass is not accepted as it is a safety hazard for MRF sorters. Metal and plastic lids larger than a business card can be recycled via your recycling bin.
Related items
This may include bottles; jars; household packaging; jam jars; vegemite jars; beer bottles; glass beverage containers; glass soft drink bottles; glass beer bottles; beer bottles; coke bottles; mineral water bottles; wine bottles; brown glass; broken glass.