Brought some rubbish back from the “recycling centre”

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

Hi Chris, just because you could take your bottles back and get a refund, doesn't mean they got refilled, recycling glass bottles has been going on long before people have been aware of it, glass cutlet is probably cheaper to buy than new material, as well as probably having other benefits for making new bottles.

Regards Nick.

[Nigel Graham 2Participant @nigelgraham2]

The word is actually cullet !

It can only be used as an ingredient in new glass, unlike metals that can be melted and re-cast alone.

Something not often mentioned in any discussion of salvaging materials is the natural attrition anyway, although the point about people throwing away things that should be salvaged, seems slowly getting through.

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

Hi Nigel. you are correct, don't know why I said cutlet.

Regards Nick.

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

My original point was that glass milk bottles are reused up to 30 times according to the interweb, when I take beer, wine bottles or jam jars to the recycling they just fall into the container and potentially get broken or at least chopped. Do they reuse, or are they all smashed up for cullet.

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

My original point was that glass milk bottles are reused up to 30 times according to the interweb, when I take beer, wine bottles or jam jars to the recycling they just fall into the container and potentially get broken or at least chopped. Do they reuse, or are they all smashed up for cullet.

In days of old in French supermarkets you could take your bottles back and refill from a barrel

[John Doe 2Participant @johndoe2]

Dave, SoD; I don't mind you questioning my logic, or pointing out errors or flaws in my reasoning, but I take great exception to being associated with the Daily Mail or other such derisible 'comics'.

We will get along just fine without such comments, if you don't mind.

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