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Glass Fact File
Golfing on a course using recycled glass sand.

Recycled glass can be used to make a wide range of everyday products and some that are completely unexpected, including:

  • New bottles and jars
  • ‘Processed sand’ – finely ground glass used in golf course bunkers
  • ‘Glassphalt’ for road surfacing
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  • The different types
 
  • How is it recycled?
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  • Made from recycled
  • The different types
WHY RECYCLING MATTERS
  • Why recycling matters
  • What happens to our recycling
  • What more can I do?
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  • Recycling Made Easy with Oliver Heath
  • What packaging does and how it is changing
  • What has been done so far?
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  • What the retailers are doing
  • What are the Brands and Suppliers doing?

How is it recycled?

  • Paper
  • Aluminium
  • Plastic
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Garden Waste
How is it recycled? Garden waste Steel Glass Plastic Aluminium Paper

Can it be recycled?

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  • Aerosols
  • Drinks Cans
  • Glass
  • Plastic bottles
  • Yogurt Pots
  • White goods
  • TVs and monitors
  • Hearing aids
  • Computers
  • Batteries
  • Yellow Pages
  • Wrapping Paper
  • Shredded Paper
  • Magazines
  • Greetings cards
  • Cardboard boxes
  • Books
  • Bicycles
  • Carpets
  • CDs
  • Printer Cartridges
  • Shoes
  • Spectacles
  • Textiles
  • Video Cassettes

Find out what you can recycle

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