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Procedure for Recycling Glass at UNC:

1. Discard lids to glass containers
2. Rinse or wash containers
3. Labels and neckbands are okay
4. Place in bin marked "Bottles & Cans."
5. Glass is recycled at outdoor recycling sites located behind most campus buildings, various locations inside buildings, and at walkway sites along the campus walkway system.

Click here to print new signs for your recycling bins.

Fact Sheet - Clear, Brown, and Green/Blue Glass

Fact: Every adult in the United States uses an average of 170 glass containers a year.

Fact: For every pound of recycled glass that goes to a glass factory, a pound of new bottles and jars is created.

Fact: One North Carolina community has determined that it can save one quarter million cubic feet of landfill space just by recycling glass bottles and jars.

Source Reduction: The use of refillable bottles reduces the need for glass production. This same effect can also be accomplished by making glass bottles and jars lighter.

***** Contaminants of glass recycling include laboratory glass, dish/cookware, ceramics, and plate glass *****

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