Glass recycling – Teal & Black bin
The standard size is 140-litre black wheeled bin with a teal coloured lid for recycling clean and empty glass.
This bin is emptied every eight weeks. You can check your bin collection schedule using our bin day lookup.
Presenting your glass bin for collection
Please follow the guidance below to help make sure your bin is collected:
- Put your bin out by 6am on your scheduled collection day.
- Present your bin kerbside, where your property meets the public footpath, and in a position where our collection crews can safely access it.
- Your bin should be presented without anything attached to it, including ropes, bungee cords, straps, chains or similar items. Bins with attachments may not be emptied.
- Make sure the lid is fully closed and down against the bin (plastic to plastic). Do not overfill your bin.
- Bottles and jars are empty and clean. Labels can be left on.
- Lids are removed where possible.
- Please place glass items loose in your bin. Do not put glass in plastic bags.
- Please do not leave additional bags or other waste beside your glass bin.
- Put your bin out only on your collection day, or late the evening before, and remove it from the kerbside once it has been emptied.
Why recycle glass?
Glass can be recycled again and again without losing its quality. Recycling glass helps us:
Conserve natural resources - by reducing the need for new raw materials.
Save energy - compared with making new glass from raw materials.
Reduce - the amount of waste sent for disposal, including waste that would otherwise be incinerated.
Recover - valuable materials so they can be used to make new glass products.
Please help us recycle as much glass as possible by putting only accepted glass items in your teal-lidded bin.
What can go in your glass bin?
Your glass recycling bin is for glass bottles and jars of any colour.
You can recycle:
- Food jars
- Drink bottles
- Toiletry and cosmetic jars, such as face cream or aftershave jars
- Perfume bottles
- Reed diffuser bottles
What cannot go in your glass bin?
We can only accept glass bottles and jars. The following items must not be placed in your glass recycling bin:
- Drinking glasses
- Oven-proof glass, such as Pyrex
- Mirrors
- Vases
- Nail varnish bottles
- Window and greenhouse glass
- Microwave plates
- Spectacles
- Light bulbs and fluorescent tubes
These types of glass are made differently and have different melting points, so they cannot be recycled with ordinary bottle and jar glass.
If an unwanted item is in good condition, consider donating or reusing it. Items that cannot be reused should be disposed of through the appropriate waste or recycling facility.
Do not put glass in your blue recycling bin. Glass bottles and jars should only be placed in your teal-lidded glass recycling bin, a communal glass recycling bin or an appropriate bottle bank.
Additional glass recycling
We cannot collect additional glass presented outside your glass recycling bin.
Please do not leave bottles or jars next to your bin, in boxes, bags or other containers.
Additional glass left outside the bin will not be collected.
If you regularly have more glass than your bin can hold, you can request an additional glass recycling bin. Additional glass bins are provided free of charge.
Please use our bin delivery form Bin Delivery | Contact details – Mansfield District Council, by email at mdc@mansfield.gov.uk or by contacting the Customer Services Team on 01623 463463.
Contaminated glass recycling bins
If incorrect or non-accepted materials are found inside your glass bin, it will be rejected and will not be emptied.
If your bin is rejected because of contamination:
- You will need to remove the incorrect materials from the bin.
- Your bin will then be collected on your next scheduled collection day, provided the contamination has been removed.
- We will do not return to empty a contaminated bin once the incorrect materials have been removed, unless a paid return collection has been arranged.
- Repeated contamination may result in further action, including the removal of the glass bin or suspension of the glass collection service.
How will I know why my bin was not emptied?
We no longer routinely use tags, labels or stickers to notify residents when a bin has not been emptied because of contamination.
Where contamination is identified, the reason for non-collection will be recorded on the collection crew's in-cab system.
If your glass bin has not been emptied and you are unsure why:
Please use our Report a missed bin – Mansfield District Council service, by email at mdc@mansfield.gov.uk or by contacting the Customer Services Team on 01623 463463.
We will check the collection records and advise you of the reason your bin was not emptied.
Missed collections
Our collection crews start work from 6am and can continue collecting until 2pm. Collection times can vary, so please do not report your bin as missed until after 2pm.
If your bin has not been emptied after 2pm, please report the missed collection within 2 working days.
You can report a missed collection using our Report a missed bin form Report a missed bin – Mansfield District Council, by email at mdc@mansfield.gov.uk or by contacting the Customer Services Team on 01623 463463.
We will investigate the missed collection and, where it is a genuine missed collection, we will normally return to empty the bin within 5 working days, subject to operational resources.
Once you have reported a missed collection, leave your bin presented kerbside until it has been emptied.
A missed collection will not be classed as genuine where:
- The bin was not out by 6am.
- The bin was not at the correct collection point.
- Access was not available.
- The bin contained incorrect or contaminated materials.
- The bin was too heavy or overfilled.
- The lid was not fully closed.
- The contents were stuck inside the bin.
If the collection was not due to Council error, you will normally need to wait until your next scheduled collection or arrange a paid return collection.
If your road is inaccessible
Sometimes collections can be affected by circumstances outside the Council's control, such as:
- Road closures
- Parked vehicles blocking access
- Severe weather
- Other access restrictions
Where it is safe and practical to do so, we will make further attempts to collect your bin.
During severe weather or other exceptional circumstances, please follow any collection updates provided on our website and social media channels.
Lost, stolen or damaged glass bins
If your glass bin has been lost or stolen, we will replace it free of charge. If your glass bin has been damaged by the Council's collection vehicle, or is no longer serviceable due to normal wear and tear, we will replace it free of charge.
If your glass bin has been damaged through misuse or improper use, we reserve the right to charge for a replacement.
Please report a lost, stolen or damaged glass bin using our Bin Problems service Bin Problems | Important! – Mansfield District Council
Flats and communal glass bins
Some flats, apartments and housing complexes do not have individual glass recycling bins and instead use communal glass recycling bins.
Communal glass bins are provided for residents to recycle their household glass bottles and jars.
Please only put accepted glass bottles and jars into the communal bin. Contaminated communal glass bins cannot be emptied.
Where a communal glass bin is contaminated, the issue will need to be resolved by the management of the block or housing complex before the bin can be collected.
Communal bin areas should also be kept clear, accessible and safe so that collection crews can safely access and empty the bins.
Please do not leave glass, bags, boxes or other waste around communal bins.
Bottle banks
Bottle banks are available at several locations across the district for residents who do not have access to a household or communal glass recycling bin.
Bottle banks are located at:
Asda, Forest Town, Old Mill Lane, Forest Town, NG19 0HA
Morrisons, Sutton Road, Mansfield, NG17 4NX
Morrisons, High Street, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 8AW
Tesco, Jubilee Way South, Mansfield, NG18 3RT
Please only put accepted glass bottles and jars into bottle banks.
If a bottle bank is full, do not leave glass around the bottle bank or on the floor. This is classed as fly-tipping.
Please report a full bottle bank so that we can arrange for it to be emptied Bottle Bank, report as full or has a problem | Bottle Bank selection – Mansfield District Council
