Why can’t I put glass in my recycling tote?

Glass (jars, bottles, refundable drink containers) is not accepted in the curbside recycling program. When placed in automated curbside totes, glass breaks into unrecoverable pieces which intermixes with and contaminates the other recyclables and can create potential health and safety issues at the sorting facility.

Please take glass to a CVRD Recycling Centre to be properly handled and recycled.

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