Glass Recycling Resources
Did you know that Georgia jobs and Georgia businesses depend on recycled glass? There are 5 companies, 8 locations, and over 1,200 jobs equating to $1.1B in revenue using recycled glass in Georgia. (Source: SERDC.org)
Looking for resources to start a recycling program at your bar, restaurant, or apartment building? Looking to find a drop-off location to recycle glass from your home? Check out these resources to help you get started.
Commercial Glass Recycling Resources
Ripple Glass Commercial Recycling Program Overview (flyer)
Want to learn more or find out how to participate? Take a look at the map of Ripple Glass’ Service Area and read the press release about their program.
Learn more about Haulin’ Glass’ Commercial Program
Multi-Family Glass Recycling Companies
Ripple Glass Multi-Family Overview (flyer)
Residential Glass Recycling Drop-Off Locations
Looking for drop-off site to take your glass? Check out one of these resources.
Interactive map for finding a Ripple Glass drop-off location.
Drop-off locations for glass recycling in Cobb County.
Map of public drop-off sites in partnership with Haulin’ Glass. Learn more about Tower Beer, Wine, and Spirits and Haulin’ Glass’ partnership to collect glass in Atlanta by clicking on the image below.
Tower Beer, Wine & Spirits partnered with local hauling company Haulin’ Glass to offer a new glass recycling program to the local community. The effort began as a pilot initiative of CHaRM Atlanta; its success lead to this permanent program.
The glass is dropped off for recycling at Tower stores, picked up by Haulin’ Glass and sent to Strategic Materials (SMI) in College Park. SMI then processes the glass and recycles it back into the Georgia economy through the production of new glass containers and fiberglass insulation – all made in GA, including Owens Corning, CertainTeed, John Mansville and Anchor Glass. The demand for recycled glass in Georgia outweighs the current recovery rate.
The use of recycled glass in the production of these products also has wider environmental benefits to the State. Recycled glass not only displaces mined, virgin materials like sand, but it also melts at a lower temperature, resulting in a reduction in CO2 emissions and energy savings.
Facts & Myths
Source: Sibelco May 2021
Videos
Recycle Glass – Georgia Jobs Depend on It! Go behind the scenes to learn how glass is being processed in Georgia.
Recycling Glass at O-I
Glass Resources
Glass Packaging Institute’s Road Map
“A Circular Future for Glass” – a 10-year plan to raise the U.S.’s glass recycling rate to 50%. Learn more here.
Fact sheet designed to help local leaders make decisions about the best approach to recycling glass.
Highlights from GRC’s Glass Recycling Forum.
Organizations
Organization dedicated to growing end-market demand and increasing awareness about the benefits of glass recycling.
Helps support glass recycling locally through education, grant making and creating pilot programs.