Glass recycling turns waste glass bottles and jars into a raw material that can be used to make new bottles saving energy, harmful emissions and the need for raw materials to be quarried.

And if you pay for your waste by weight, then recycling glass will save you money. Glass is one of the heaviest materials that goes into household or commercial waste bins so recycling it will dramatically reduce your waste bills. And if pay by weight is not in your area yet, it's more than likely to be coming soon. So get ahead of the crowd and start recycling glass now!

	Glass is 100% recyclable and can be endlessly recycled with no loss in quality i.e. it can be recycled forever
	Glass is one of the easiest things to recycle - bring sites for glass are dotted all over the country with hundreds of sites currently in operation in Ireland. The number of bring sites is on the increase with new sites being added by county councils every year. So if there isn't a site near you now there should be one_soon.
	Glass recycling saves energy and is good for the environment
	Glass recycling can save you money
	On average an Irish family consumes around 500 glass bottles and jars each year. This would take up a lot of landfill space!
	Glass that's sent to landfill doesnt decompose like other materials. So if you bury a bottle and come back in a million years it will still be there! Sending glass to landfill is simply unsustainable and wasteful.
	Glass recycling saves the need to quarry vast amounts of sand and other materials needed to make new bottles
	Glass recycling helps Ireland meet it's EU packaging recycling targets and avoid hefty fines