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Glass Waste Recycling Services
Our dedicated glass recycling service is a popular choice with business customers across North Yorkshire and the City of York.
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Glass Waste Recycling In North Yorkshire
If your business generates a large amount of glass waste, it’s not always easy to find a sustainable solution.
Whether you’re struggling with storage space or infrequent collections, recycling your glass waste may seem an insurmountable challenge.But it doesn’t have to be.
Yorwaste are North Yorkshire’s leading waste management provider, and we can deliver a glass recycling service that’s cost-effective and fully tailored to your needs. Get in touch today and start streamlining your glass recycling process.
Why choose Yorwaste?
- Local
- Cost-Effective
- Personal
At Yorwaste, we believe waste disposal should be hassle-free.
From a simple set up with exceptional customer service as standard. It’s waste management just the way you want it.
With thousands of local businesses on board, from restaurants to retailers, it’s easy to see why Yorwaste is North Yorkshire’s leading waste collection and recycling partner.
Our Glass Recycling Process
- Your glass waste is collected by our dedicated fleet and transported to a local Material Recycling Facility (MRF) in the North Yorkshire area where it’s sorted for bulk onward transport to a glass recycling facility.
- When it reaches a glass recycling plant, any contaminants are removed from the glass using air blowers and magnets. The glass is then sorted by colour and crushed into smaller pieces called “cullet”.
- The cullet is melted down in a furnace at extremely high temperatures before being moulded into new bottles, jars or other glass products.
- The new glass products are sent to manufacturers and retailers, ready for the process to begin all over again.
Enquiry
An initial consultation with one of our experts helps us understand your specific needs, including the type and quantity of glass waste you generate.
Assessment
For larger businesses with more complex needs, we can provide a free waste audit. A member of our team will visit your site to get a deeper insight into your waste disposal challenges.
Collection
Your glass waste bins are delivered and our dedicated fleet begins regular waste collections to a schedule that fits your needs.
Waste Transfer
Your glass waste is transported to one of our waste transfer centres in North Yorkshire, where it’s sorted for bulk onward transport to a glass recycling facility.
Recycling
As much of your waste as possible is recycled, converting it back into raw material that can be turned into brand-new products.
Disposal
Finally, we convert any eligible waste into a source of energy through incineration and other recovery processes.
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- 1.4million kg
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Types Of Businesses We Serve
The service provider was efficient, delivered on time, tailor-made the service to suit requirements. I cannot speak highly enough of this service.
Excellent Service By Yorwaste, have them at all our Yorkshire sites now, would highly recommend. Liz and the team have been very flexible and helpful getting all our sites up and running smoothly
Yorwaste are going to be growing with us. We talked about future developments and how we can improve our efficiencies. We worked together and developed the idea of traversing roller crushers across all our waste streams.
Legal Compliance
If you have 10 or more employees in your UK business, you must recycle glass as part of the Government’s Simpler Recycling scheme. This includes bottles and jars etc. but excludes window glass, pyrex or ceramics.
It is best practice to place commercial glass waste in clearly marked bins so it can be easily separated and made ready for collection.
At Yorwaste, we’re proud to support thriving York and North Yorkshire hospitality businesses that frequently produce large amounts of recyclable glass waste.
As your waste carrier partner, we’ll guarantee that you comply with waste regulations and help make your business more sustainable through recycling.
Where does the waste go?
Initially, your waste will be transported to a local waste transfer station. Here, recyclable waste may be separated for onward transport to reprocessors, to be made into new products. Unrecyclable waste will be bulked up for transport to the county’s Energy from Waste facility, to be used as fuel to generate electricity.
We partner with Allerton Waste Recovery Park to ensure as much non-recyclable waste as possible is turned into energy for the local North Yorkshire area. We put the waste hierarchy at the very heart of our business, and do all we can to increase waste reduction, reuse and recycling where possible.
From community initiatives, such as Reuse Santa and Get Re-Cycling, to our team of recycling experts working closely with businesses to help their overall waste management strategies and maximise their recycling efforts.
The energy from recovered waste in Yorkshire currently powers around 40,000 homes in the Yorkshire area. By incinerating non-recyclable waste, we’re able to convert rubbish into energy!
The ash that is produced during this process is also recycled to create materials for the construction industry, further closing the gap in waste production in the Yorkshire area. It’s even estimated that 2.5% of the UK’s energy is powered by recycled materials, so why not join the cause and be an advocate for environmentally friendly waste management?
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FAQs
What is glass recycling?
Glass recycling is the process of turning waste glass back into a usable material. This involves crushing the glass down, removing any contaminants and mixing it with various other materials, including soda ash and sand.
This mixture is then melted and moulded back into whatever shape is necessary, from bottles and jars to drinking glasses and even fibreglass insulation.
This process can be repeated endlessly without any loss of quality, making glass one of the most recyclable materials and an essential part of the fight to protect our environment.
What are the benefits of glass recycling?
Glass recycling has a number of significant benefits for businesses that generate large quantities of glass waste. These include:
- Limiting your environmental impact. Glass recycling can substantially reduce your business’s contribution to climate change. Every tonne of recycled glass can prevent up to 580 kg of CO2 emissions.
- Reducing your waste disposal costs. By removing as much glass as possible from your general waste stream, you can avoid the risk of going overweight on your waste collections.
- Improving your green credentials. Customers are increasingly looking to support sustainable businesses. Glass recycling is a great way to show that you take your environmental commitments seriously.
Of course, to secure these benefits you’ll need to work with a glass recycling provider who can deliver the service your business needs. That includes providing storage containers that are adequate to your needs and a collection frequency that takes into account the amount of glass waste you generate.
And that’s exactly what we offer here at Yorwaste. If your business is looking for a reliable provider of bespoke glass recycling services, get in touch today.What types of glass can be recycled?
Most types of commercial glass waste are suitable for recycling, including bottles and jars of all colours. However, there are some glass items that can’t be recycled using this method, often because they are designed not to melt at a set temperature. This includes drinking glasses, Pyrex cookware, lightbulbs and mirrors.
Does glass need to be washed before recycling?
Generally speaking, any items you recycle should be cleaned of any contaminants, including food waste. However, you do not need to scrub your glass waste thoroughly – in most cases, a simple rinse will do. Most recycling centres will wash glass as part of the recycling process.
Can glass be recycled multiple times?
Yes, glass can be recycled indefinitely with no loss of quality, as long as no contaminants are introduced into the process. This makes glass recycling an example of closed loop recycling, in which the same materials can be reused over and over without the need for additional raw materials.
Which areas do you provide glass recycling for?
Yorwaste are North Yorkshire’s leading provider of waste management services, covering everything from glass recycling to hazardous waste, liquid waste and food waste disposal.
We are proud to serve businesses across the region, including York and the major market towns as well as rural communities. So whether you’re based in Harrogate or Helmsley, Scarborough or Skipton, we can help you too.