Glass containers (delivered to a collector)
£ per tonne 2008

Prices shown are for tonnages of container glass (essentially bottles and jars) delivered to a cullet collector who will clean and sort the glass ready for use, or for further checking, by a glassmaker. The guide price for mixed glass typically reflects the sum that may be paid at the weighbridge by the aggregates sector and some glass industry recyclers for the mixed material.

A variety of contractual arrangements exist with local authorities who are the main provider of glass for recycling via bottle banks which are usually owned by the local authority or leased from a glass collector or waste management company. These arrangements can see councils facing a charge of between £10-20 for collection per tonne. Councils may then have a value for the glass deducted from the charge resulting in a reduced overall charge/profit to the council if the value of the glass is deducted.