Glass Jars

Yes glass jars can be reused and recycled.

REUSE

• You can reuse your glass jars for different products in refill shops across Brighton & Hove. 
• Use your jars for keeping things tidy in the house, including nails, screws and stationary, etc.

RECYCLED
Where?

• Glass jars can be included in your kerbside or communal bin recycling BUT in a separate bin. DO NOT include the metal lids. See Metal Lids for for how to dispose of these correctly.
• You can take them to the Brighton Household Waste & Recycling site on Wilson Avenue or the Hove Household Waste & Recycling site on the Old Shoreham Road. See here for exact locations and opening times. For more details contact City Clean on 01273 292929.

How?

• Please make sure your glass jars are clean.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Glass  are jars are 100% recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without any loss in purity or quality.
• Over a ton of natural resources are saved for every ton of glass recycled. 
• Learn more about glass recycling through British Glass and there's a really good infographic from the Glass Packaging Institute in America.