Hi Debbie,
Thank you for your recycling enquiry. This is a common and understandable area of confusion — across Australia, the guidelines for recycling different types of glass vary widely.
In your local government area, picture frame glass is not accepted in the kerbside recycling bin.
Glass used for picture frames has a different melting point compared to the glass used in bottles and jars. Many recycling facilities have indicated that toughened or specialty glass in kerbside recycling can cause imperfections in the final recycled product. This often results in entire glass loads being sent to landfill.
Please (carefully!) wrap the picture frame glass in scrap newspaper and place it in your general waste bin.
Thank you for reaching out to Recycle Mate. Please don’t hesitate to contact us again anytime with your recycling enquiries.
