Due to the IRONMAN 70.3 event on Sunday 20 September, Weymouth
Household Recycling Centre will be closed all day and Dorchester
Household Recycling Centre will be closed from 9am to 2pm. Please use
alternative sites or visit another day.
We offer a fortnightly collection for glass bottles and jars to all areas of Dorset. We can provide the following container sizes for the collection of glass.
Container capacity for glass collection.
Container size
Dimensions
240L wheeled bin
1.07m x 0.55m x 0.73m
140L wheeled bin
1.07m x 0.55m x 0.48m
40L reusable box
0.35m x 0.6m x 0.4m
All of the glass we collect in Dorset is reprocessed in the UK and made back into more glass containers.
Please note pictures of bins are for illustrative purposes only. Bin supplied may differ in appearance.
What goes in your business waste glass bin
Yes please
What goes in your glass box:
glass bottles and jars
metal bottle/jar lids (left on the bottle or jar)
cosmetic jars
perfume bottles (please remove any lids with sprays)
room diffuser scent bottles
Never fill your glass box higher than the top of the box itself. Extra glass will be accepted at the kerbside provided it is placed in a sturdy container that can be easily lifted and emptied by a single person.
