Jars Burbank Recycle Center Drop-Off Clean glass and remove lids since it is a different material. Metal lids can be recycled but plastic go in the trash. (Cleaning doesn’t mean pristine–a good rinse can usually be enough) No drinking glasses, ceramics, dishes, mirrors, window glass, or light bulbs. Drop Off Is Best: While beverage and jar glass is allowed in the curbside cart, the best way to recycle glass is by dropping of at the Burbank Recycle Center. To maintain optimal commodity value, glass is sold by color and drop off allows the colors from getting mixed when it breaks. (Mixed broken glass is recycled but is very low value.) Mixed glass shards also contaminate other commodities like paper bales. Recycle Only Your Empties Dump or rinse out any leftover food or drink before recycling empty glass jars. Sticky food or liquid residue can contaminate a batch of recycling. Recycle Jar Lids Separately Separate jar lids from glass jars when you recycle them. Recycle them separately because they are made from different materials. Ways to Reuse Organize Your Home Try organizing your house by using old glass jars and bottles. Lidded glassware can hold anything — hardware, office supplies, arts and craft supplies, seeds, spices or other dry goods. See this list for more ideas. Turn Jars Into Gifts Use jars you have on hand to create little homemade gifts. They can be used to hold baking mixes, spice mixes, trail mix, hot cocoa mix, loose leaf tea, candles, oil or LED lamps, plants and more. Did You Know? Glass Is Infinitely Recyclable Glass is one of the most recyclable items on the planet. It can be broken down and upcycled infinitely without losing strength, purity or quality. The glass containers used to hold food and beverages in particular are usually 100% recyclable. Recovered glass is recycled into other glass containers, fiberglass insulation, and decorative glass such as terrazzo tiles and landscaping (xeriscaping).