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Recycling Glass

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nomdegrrr1 · 07/12/2019 14:53

Please settle an argument

When you recycle glass, do you remove the labels?

Every time I've googled to settle heated discussion, I get redirected to bottle bank locations.

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Pipandmum · 07/12/2019 14:54

No.

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nomdegrrr1 · 07/12/2019 14:54

Damn

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NannyR · 07/12/2019 14:55

No, I give the jars and bottles a quick rinse out but the labels stay on.

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nomdegrrr1 · 07/12/2019 14:55

Hate being in the wrong

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BarbaraofSeville · 07/12/2019 16:25

No, never. And the bottle banks round here also say it's OK to leave the lid on.

DontBuyANewMumCashmere · 07/12/2019 16:27

No, rinse out and in the glass bin. Our lids have to go in the normal recycling.

merryhouse · 07/12/2019 16:27

The label burns off when the glass goes into the furnace.

Pretty sure I read this in an official communication (though it was at least a decade ago).

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nomdegrrr1 · 07/12/2019 16:38

Well, this will save me some time going forward.

Thanks for the replies

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Pinkblueberry · 07/12/2019 16:41

No Confused was this ever a thing??

Sharpkat · 07/12/2019 16:41

I read that the metal cap and top of wine bottles actually make more money than the glass......

lljkk · 07/12/2019 17:06

metal is very recyclable

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nomdegrrr1 · 07/12/2019 17:21

Well, this has been educational

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