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Help us Recycle More of Your Glass!
The
City of Loveland recently learned only 30% of the glass bottles and
jars collected from curbside bins are recycled. As glass is
collected, hauled and unloaded, much of it gets broken. At the
sorting center, unbroken glass is recovered and shipped to a plant
that makes new glass containers. The broken glass, however, is
screened from the other recyclables. Contaminants imbedded in this
broken glass cannot be sufficiently removed to meet the
specifications of bottle makers. This glass ends up being used at
landfills for daily cover material or is dumped as trash.
Here’s some good news. If Loveland residents take their glass to a
drop-off center, 100% of the glass will be recycled back into new
bottles and jars. Glass drop-off locations are located at:
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City of Loveland
Recycling Center, 400 N. Wilson Ave.
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Wal-Mart, 1325 N.
Denver Ave. Bin located in NW corner of parking lot.
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Kroh Park, 5200 N.
Garfield Ave. Bin located in parking lot next to Habitat for
Humanity.
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Barnes Park, 405 S. Cleveland Ave. Bin located in north parking
lot.
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Loveland Marketplace, 2979 N. Garfield Ave. Bin located in parking
lot south of Dollar Tree.
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Cattail Creek Golf Course, 2116 W. 29th St. Bin located
in west parking lot.
All
glass containers should be rinsed with caps and lids removed.
Please, no ceramics, bake-ware, Pyrex, drinking glasses, windows,
mirrors and light bulbs. These items are contaminants and must not
be included.
Glass will continue to be accepted at the curb; however, only
30% of this glass actually gets recycled. Taking your glass to a
drop-off center is the best option for closed-loop, bottle-to-bottle
recycling. For more information, please contact the Solid Waste
Division at 962-2529.
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