Glass containers are readily recyclable in Greenville County. There is a difference between glass containers, which are recyclable in Greenville County, and glass products, which are NOT recyclable in Greenville County.

Glass containers generally include food and beverage containers. These are recyclable because the glass containers are usually similar in materials and manufacturing methods.

Glass products such as crystal, mirrors, cups, ceramics, window panes, and the like are not recyclable because they contain mixtures of other components that are not typically used in making food and beverage glass containers. Inclusions of these types of items introduces a contaminant that may ruin an entire batch.