Kerbside Glass Collection
Hart District Council offers a glass collection service to all of the District.
- We collect glass from kerbside in either a crate or wheelie bin, Hart supplied every household with a free crate when we introduced the service.
- The glass crate or wheelie bin is collected on a four weekly basis, on the same day as your blue bin, but by a separate vehicle
- Your crate or wheelie bin needs to be out by 6.30am on your collection day. Please place it next to your recycling bin
- Please rinse bottles and jars and throw away any lids or corks
- Glass crates and wheelie bins can be purchased from the council see wheelie bin prices on our Buying Wheeled Bins web page.
What can you recycle in your glass crate?
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Yes
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No
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Timetable
Please see the Refuse Collection page for information on glass collection dates.
To find out more about the kerbside glass recycling or to report a missed crate or wheelie bin please contact us using the details on the right of this screen.
Alternatively, glass can be taken to one of our many bottle banks. For more information on where to find your nearest bottle bank please go to the list of recycling sites
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you quantify the reduction in CO2 emissions?
I have an old blue bin can I use this wheelie bin instead?
I have an old blue wheelie bin can I paint it red?
There has been a reduction in the number and size of bottle banks in the district, Why?
We were always told glass had to be colour separated, how can you justify collecting mixed glass?
What colour is the glass wheelie bin?
What is the cost of the wheelie bin?
What size is the glass wheelie bin?
Where is my nearest bottle bank?
Won’t this increase the number of cars going to bottle banks?
Who were the 300 households who took part in the survey?
How do you quantify the reduction in CO2 emissions?
By reducing the number of vehicles collecting glass. One 18 tonne vehicles currently uses nearly 8,000 litres of diesel fuel a year, this is equivalent to 20 tonnes of carbon. This is calculated using the "2009 Guidelines to DEFRA/DECC's Conversion factors for company reporting" which converts fuel use to carbon emissions.
I have an old blue bin can I use this wheelie bin instead?
No. The reason why we have selected a new colour for glass is to avoid confusion, the residents can see which bin to use for which type of waste i.e. recyclable material other than glass in the blue bin, glass in the red bin and all other waste in the black bin. Other restrictions such as garden waste, builders waste still apply. The loaders can see when collecting the waste which bin to empty without having to look inside each bin, the blue bin and red bin are emptied in separate vehicles by different crews on the same day
I have an old blue wheelie bin can I paint it red?
No. The paint will eventually wear away; again causing confusion with which waste goes in which bin, see “I have an old blue bin can I use this wheelie bin instead?”
There has been a reduction in the number and size of bottle banks in the district, Why?
We currently pay a contractor to empty the large bottle banks which we have had in the district for sometime. With the introduction of the kerbside collection the quantity of glass deposited at bring sites has reduced in some areas by 70%. We have removed the bottle banks in areas where the amount of glass has reduced substantially and replaced them with banks which we can empty with our kerbside vehicles as part of their normal collection routes.
We were always told glass had to be colour separated, how can you justify collecting mixed glass?
Our glass it taken to a reprocessing company who can colour separate glass cullet, this process can achieve a very high quality of colour separated glass which can then go to produce new bottles.
What colour is the glass wheelie bin?
Red
What is the cost of the wheelie bin?
The same price as a small black bin, see buying wheelie bins.
What size is the glass wheelie bin?
The bin is 140ltrs
Where is my nearest bottle bank?
A list of bottle banks is displayed on the back of the collection calendar which every resident received with the change to service letter; also a list of bottle banks is on the recycling banks web page.
Won’t this increase the number of cars going to bottle banks?
The letter offers every resident an additional crate at no cost, or they can purchase a wheelie bin in which to store the glass for collection at kerbside, this information is on the letter.
Who were the 300 households who took part in the survey?
The consultation exercise was carried out via our Citizens' Panel, which is as representative as we can make it. We are advised that 300 is a statistically valid numerical sample. However, if anyone would like to join the Citizens' Panel for future consultations, they will be most welcome. You can join at
http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/customer_services/consultation_at_hart.htm.
Springwell Lane Depot,
Hartley Wintney,
Hampshire,
RG27 8BW
waste-management@hart.gov.uk
Tel: 01252 622122
Fax: 01252 844925
