# Free glass recycling on offer for charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/08/02/free-glass-recycling-offer-charities/
- Published: 2018-08-02T07:14:43+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Recycling provider FreeCollections.co.uk is introducing a free glass waste collection
service for businesses in the UK and is encouraging charities to sign up**.

 

The scheme aims to reduce the amount of glass waste that goes to landfill, Spaces
are limited and collections are currently available in 12 cities in the UK, including
Bristol, Wakefield, Rotherham, Sheffield, Manchester and Leeds. Charities can apply
on the [FreeCollections.co.uk](http://www.freecollections.co.uk/) site.

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Mark Hall, Communications Director of FreeCollections.co.uk, said:

 

> “We’ve made is very simple for charities to sign up – to find out if you’re eligible,
> it’s as simple as filling in a form and a representative will be in touch.”
> “As a nation we are, unfortunately, still way behind when it comes to recycling,
> and reducing un-recycled business waste is a crucial aspect of tackling the problem.
> We hope that this will push recycling rates up and not only will this have a cumulative
> positive impact on the environment – it will also save eligible companies thousands
> of pounds a year.”

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