Glass return refill United Kingdom

The document outlines research into the viability of glass refill schemes in the UK, noting that while local schemes for specific products may be effective, industry stakeholders prefer investing in colour-separated glass collection to reach a 90% recycling rate to meet net zero targets.

• The UK currently remelts only 36% of collected glass into new containers, a figure described as surprisingly low considering the glass industry's material supply issues.
• Industry stakeholders believe that local return and refill schemes for specific product types could be environmentally friendly and effective, but they strongly prefer investing in colour-separated glass collection.
• Increasing the UK's recycling rate to 90% is viewed by stakeholders as a more sustainable and effective way to address supply issues and align with net zero targets for container glass manufacture, provided there is national coordination and oversight.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2024). Glass return refill United Kingdom. https://www.sei.org/publications/glass-return-refill-united-kingdom/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Glass return refill United Kingdom. 2024. https://www.sei.org/publications/glass-return-refill-united-kingdom/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Glass return refill United Kingdom |date=30 April 2024 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/glass-return-refill-united-kingdom/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2024glass, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Glass return refill United Kingdom}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2024}, month = apr, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/glass-return-refill-united-kingdom/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }