Glassware and other glass articles are regularly used in households and contribute to our waste once broken or when not in use. The ceramic dishes adorning your dining table or the magnificent glass vase accentuating the beauty of your living room can turn into waste if broken, empty bottles, jars, broken window panes, and waste tube lights, all of which can result in glass waste requiring thoughtful disposal.
The broken glass can be a physical hazard as it can cause severe injury to the waste handlers also it can cause other hazards if the glass containers contain toxic chemicals or contaminants.
There is a huge amount of energy, water, and raw materials like sand, soda ash, and limestone, that go into the making of the shiny glass articles. Reusing glass after cleaning it properly is one of the best ways to ensure that all that amount of energy, water, and raw materials, drawn from nature are not wasted. So, reusing properly cleaned waste glass jars, bottles and containers to store dry herbs, spices, squash jams, etc. can reduce the amount of glass waste considerably. Repurposing the old glass jars into lanterns, tea lights, or other DIY stuff can enhance the beauty of your space and reduce the burden of glass waste.
Yet at times, we are left with lots of glass waste and we are looking forward to discarding it responsibly. To do so RWA should organise a drive to collect the glass waste from the households in the colony and ensure that this waste goes for recycling and proper disposal. Every small step we take as individuals and as a community towards proper disposal of waste can go a long way in maintaining a clean and healthy environment.
