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	[[~~Glass~~]] ~~is defined as 'a hard~~, ~~transparent material~~, ~~used to make windows~~, ~~bottles, and other objects'<ref>Cambridge Dictionary, 2019.~~ [~~https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/glass GLASS \| meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Cambridge.org.]~~ [~~online~~] ~~[Accessed 5 Dec. 2019~~]~~.</ref>. It is formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity without crystallization and is a usually transparent or translucent material consisting typically~~ of ~~a mixture of silicates'<ref>Marriam-Webster~~, ~~2019. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass Definition of GLASS. Merriam-webster.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>~~. Crushed glass for [[Recycling\|recycling]] is known as [[Cullet]].		The macro glass waste tonnage reported by [[DEFRA]] for the UK in 2020 was 2,392,343 tonnes, with [[packaging waste]] data for 2021 indicating glass packaging waste arisings were 2,581,000 tonnes of which 1,930,000 tonnes were recycled. Crushed glass for [[Recycling\|recycling]] is known as [[Cullet]].

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			== Macro Tonnages ==
			The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is summarised in the pie chart below, with 2,392,343 tonnes of glass waste generated in the UK in 2020 and is part of the broader tonnage summarised in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]:

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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==
			[[Glass]] is defined as 'a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and other objects'<ref>Cambridge Dictionary, 2019. [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/glass GLASS \| meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Cambridge.org.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>. It is formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity without crystallization and is a usually transparent or translucent material consisting typically of a mixture of silicates'<ref>Marriam-Webster, 2019. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass Definition of GLASS. Merriam-webster.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.

	[[Glass]] is a resource that can be continuously recycled without a decline in quality. The four main constituents of glass are sand, soda ash, limestone and other additives for colour or special treatments, these materials are not in shortage but the quarrying required to obtain them is energy-intensive and has consequential environmental impacts<ref name="foo">Recyclenow, 2019. [https://www.recyclenow.com/recycling-knowledge/how-is-it-recycled/glass How are glass bottles recycled? \| Recycle Now. Recyclenow.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.		[[Glass]] is a resource that can be continuously recycled without a decline in quality. The four main constituents of glass are sand, soda ash, limestone and other additives for colour or special treatments, these materials are not in shortage but the quarrying required to obtain them is energy-intensive and has consequential environmental impacts<ref name="foo">Recyclenow, 2019. [https://www.recyclenow.com/recycling-knowledge/how-is-it-recycled/glass How are glass bottles recycled? \| Recycle Now. Recyclenow.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.

	~~Glass~~ is ~~collected by local authorities and waste collection businesses as either a separate stream or~~ as a ~~mixed stream with~~ [[~~Dry Recyclables~~]] ~~for subsequent~~ sorting ~~at a suitable [[MRF]]~~ (~~although this~~ is ~~increasingly being seen as an impediment to~~ the ~~quality~~ of the other [[~~Dry Recyclables~~]] as ~~glass breaks and contaminates them)~~.		The first stage of glass processing and recycling is crushing to form what is known as a '''[[Cullet]]''', colour sorting is then required prior using in remelt to make new products (i.e. bottles and jars where the colour of the final product is important and fundamentally affected by the colour of the input cullet) although other options include, for example, using cullet (that has not been colour sorted but has been sized and processed appropriately) as a [[Secondary Aggregate]] or as a filtration medium.

	~~The first stage of glass processing~~ and ~~recycling is crushing to form what is known~~ as a ~~'''~~[[~~Cullet~~]]~~''', colour~~ sorting is ~~then required prior using in remelt~~ to ~~make new products (i.e. bottles and jars where~~ the ~~colour~~ of the ~~final product is important and fundamentally affected by the colour of the input cullet) although~~ other ~~options include, for example, using cullet (that has not been colour sorted but has been sized and processed appropriately) as a~~ [[~~Secondary Aggregate~~]] or as ~~a filtration medium~~.		==Categories==
			Glass is collected by [[Local Authority\|local authorities]] and waste collection businesses as either a separate stream or as a mixed stream with [[Dry Recyclables]] for subsequent sorting at a suitable [[MRF]] (although this is increasingly being seen as an impediment to the quality of the other [[Dry Recyclables]], especially paper and card, as glass breaks and contaminates them).

	A large proportion of glass is considered [[Packaging Waste]] and the [[Package Recovery Note]] target required is sub-divided into a remelt target to ensure glass has a higher financial incentive to go into a remelt use than a 'lower value' aggregate use.		A large proportion of glass is considered [[Packaging Waste]] and the [[Package Recovery Note]] target required is sub-divided into a remelt target to ensure glass has a higher financial incentive to go into a remelt use than a 'lower value' aggregate use.

	Under [[Simpler Recycling]]<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/simpler-recycling-collections-and-tougher-regulation-to-reform-waste-system</ref> Glass is categorised as Glass packaging including bottles and jars		Under [[Simpler Recycling]]<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/simpler-recycling-collections-and-tougher-regulation-to-reform-waste-system</ref> Glass is categorised as 'Glass packaging including bottles and jars'.

	~~== Macro Tonnages ==~~
	~~The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www~~.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is summarized in the pie chart below, with 1,338,153 tonnes of glass waste generated in the UK in 2016 and is part of the broader tonnage summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]:
	~~{\| class="wikitable"~~
	\|-
	~~! colspan="2"\| Glass Wastes~~
	\|-
	~~\| colspan="2"\|{{Graph:MaterialPie\|Width=200\|Height=200\|size=200\|offset=175\|val1=246\|val2=290\|val3=64747\|val4=129165\|val5=540378\|val6=603327}}~~
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	~~! colspan="2"\|Data Table~~
	\|-
	~~\| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (AFF)~~
	~~\| style="text-align:right;"\| 246~~
	\|-
	~~\| Mining and Quarrying (MQ)~~
	~~\| style="text-align:right;"\| 290~~
	\|-
	~~\| Industrial (Ind)~~
	~~\| style="text-align:right;" \| 64,747~~
	\|-
	~~\| Construction (Con)~~
	~~\| style="text-align:right;" \| 129,165~~
	\|-
	~~\| Commercial (Com)~~
	~~\| style="text-align:right;" \| 540,378~~
	\|-
	~~\| Household (HH)~~
	~~\| style="text-align:right;" \| 603,327~~
	\|}


			==Local Authority Tonnages==
	The tonnage reported by local authorities is recorded in [[WasteDataFlow]] in the three main colour types and as a mixed colour type, but will exclude that tonnage sent as part of a [[Comingled Recyclate]] sent to a [[MRF]] and these tonnages are listed below.		The tonnage reported by local authorities is recorded in [[WasteDataFlow]] in the three main colour types and as a mixed colour type, but will exclude that tonnage sent as part of a [[Comingled Recyclate]] sent to a [[MRF]] and these tonnages are listed below.

	== Brown Glass ==		===Brown Glass===
	Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 5000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.		Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 5000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
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	== Clear Glass ==		===Clear Glass===
	Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 5000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.		Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 5000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
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	== Green Glass ==		===Green Glass===
	Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 5000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.		Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 5000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
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	== Mixed Glass ==		===Mixed Glass===
	Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 13000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.		Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 13000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
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	A large proportion of glass is considered [[Packaging Waste]] and the [[Package Recovery Note]] target required is sub-divided into a remelt target to ensure glass has a higher financial incentive to go into a remelt use than a 'lower value' aggregate use.		A large proportion of glass is considered [[Packaging Waste]] and the [[Package Recovery Note]] target required is sub-divided into a remelt target to ensure glass has a higher financial incentive to go into a remelt use than a 'lower value' aggregate use.

	Under [[Simpler Recycling]]<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/simpler-recycling-collections-and-tougher-regulation-to-reform-waste-system</ref> Glass is ~~categorised as they are~~ categorised as Glass packaging including bottles and jars		Under [[Simpler Recycling]]<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/simpler-recycling-collections-and-tougher-regulation-to-reform-waste-system</ref> Glass is categorised as Glass packaging including bottles and jars

	== Macro Tonnages ==		== Macro Tonnages ==

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	[[Glass]] is defined as 'a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and other objects'<ref>Cambridge Dictionary, 2019. [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/glass GLASS \| meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Cambridge.org.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>. It is formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity without crystallization and is a usually transparent or translucent material consisting typically of a mixture of silicates'<ref>Marriam-Webster, 2019. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass Definition of GLASS. Merriam-webster.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>. Crushed glass for [[Recycling\|recycling]] is known as [[Cullet]].		[[Glass]] is defined as 'a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and other objects'<ref>Cambridge Dictionary, 2019. [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/glass GLASS \| meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Cambridge.org.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>. It is formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity without crystallization and is a usually transparent or translucent material consisting typically of a mixture of silicates'<ref>Marriam-Webster, 2019. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass Definition of GLASS. Merriam-webster.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>. Crushed glass for [[Recycling\|recycling]] is known as [[Cullet]].
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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==
	[[Glass]] is a resource that can be continuously recycled without a decline in quality. The four main constituents of glass are sand, soda ash, limestone and other additives for colour or special treatments, these materials are not in shortage but the quarrying required to obtain them is energy-intensive and has consequential environmental impacts<ref name="foo">Recyclenow, 2019. [https://www.recyclenow.com/recycling-knowledge/how-is-it-recycled/glass How are glass bottles recycled? \| Recycle Now. Recyclenow.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.		[[Glass]] is a resource that can be continuously recycled without a decline in quality. The four main constituents of glass are sand, soda ash, limestone and other additives for colour or special treatments, these materials are not in shortage but the quarrying required to obtain them is energy-intensive and has consequential environmental impacts<ref name="foo">Recyclenow, 2019. [https://www.recyclenow.com/recycling-knowledge/how-is-it-recycled/glass How are glass bottles recycled? \| Recycle Now. Recyclenow.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.

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	A large proportion of glass is considered [[Packaging Waste]] and the [[Package Recovery Note]] target required is sub-divided into a remelt target to ensure glass has a higher financial incentive to go into a remelt use than a 'lower value' aggregate use.		A large proportion of glass is considered [[Packaging Waste]] and the [[Package Recovery Note]] target required is sub-divided into a remelt target to ensure glass has a higher financial incentive to go into a remelt use than a 'lower value' aggregate use.

			Under [[Simpler Recycling]]<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/simpler-recycling-collections-and-tougher-regulation-to-reform-waste-system</ref> Glass is categorised as they are categorised as Glass packaging including bottles and jars

	== Macro Tonnages ==		== Macro Tonnages ==

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	{{#get_db_data: db=disp \|from=disposal \|where=material='Green Glass' and tonnage >= 5000\|order by=tonnage desc\|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}		{{#get_db_data: db=disp \|from=disposal \|where=material='Green Glass' and tonnage >= 5000\|order by=tonnage desc\|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}
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	{{#get_db_data: db=disp \|from=disposal \|where=material='Mixed Glass' and tonnage >= 13000\|order by=tonnage desc\|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}		{{#get_db_data: db=disp \|from=disposal \|where=material='Mixed Glass' and tonnage >= 13000\|order by=tonnage desc\|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}
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	== References ==		== References ==
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	[[Glass]] is defined as 'a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and other objects'<ref>Cambridge Dictionary, 2019. [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/glass GLASS \| meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Cambridge.org.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>. It is formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity without crystallization and is a usually transparent or translucent material consisting typically of a mixture of silicates'<ref>Marriam-Webster, 2019. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass Definition of GLASS. Merriam-webster.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.		[[Glass]] is defined as 'a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and other objects'<ref>Cambridge Dictionary, 2019. [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/glass GLASS \| meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Cambridge.org.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>. It is formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity without crystallization and is a usually transparent or translucent material consisting typically of a mixture of silicates'<ref>Marriam-Webster, 2019. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass Definition of GLASS. Merriam-webster.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>. Crushed glass for [[Recycling\|recycling]] is known as [[Cullet]].
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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==

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			[[Glass]] is defined as 'a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and other objects'<ref>Cambridge Dictionary, 2019. [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/glass GLASS \| meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Cambridge.org.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>. It is formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity without crystallization and is a usually transparent or translucent material consisting typically of a mixture of silicates'<ref>Marriam-Webster, 2019. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass Definition of GLASS. Merriam-webster.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.
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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==
	~~Glass is defined as 'a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and other objects'<ref>Cambridge Dictionary, 2019.~~ [~~https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/glass GLASS \| meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Cambridge.org.]~~ [~~online~~] ~~[Accessed 5 Dec. 2019~~].</ref>. It is formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity without crystallization and is a usually transparent or translucent material consisting typically of a mixture of silicates'<ref>Marriam-Webster, 2019. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass Definition of GLASS. Merriam-webster.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.		[[Glass]] is a resource that can be continuously recycled without a decline in quality. The four main constituents of glass are sand, soda ash, limestone and other additives for colour or special treatments, these materials are not in shortage but the quarrying required to obtain them is energy-intensive and has consequential environmental impacts<ref name="foo">Recyclenow, 2019. [https://www.recyclenow.com/recycling-knowledge/how-is-it-recycled/glass How are glass bottles recycled? \| Recycle Now. Recyclenow.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.

	~~Glass~~ is a resource that can be continuously recycled without a decline in quality. The four main constituents of glass are sand, soda ash, limestone and other additives for colour or special treatments, these materials are not in shortage but the quarrying required to obtain them is energy-intensive and has consequential environmental impacts<ref name="foo">Recyclenow, 2019. [https://www.recyclenow.com/recycling-knowledge/how-is-it-recycled/glass How are glass bottles recycled? \| Recycle Now. Recyclenow.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.

	Glass is collected by local authorities and waste collection businesses as either a separate stream or as a mixed stream with [[Dry Recyclables]] for subsequent sorting at a suitable [[MRF]] (although this is increasingly being seen as an impediment to the quality of the other [[Dry Recyclables]] as glass breaks and contaminates them).		Glass is collected by local authorities and waste collection businesses as either a separate stream or as a mixed stream with [[Dry Recyclables]] for subsequent sorting at a suitable [[MRF]] (although this is increasingly being seen as an impediment to the quality of the other [[Dry Recyclables]] as glass breaks and contaminates them).

	The first stage of glass processing and recycling is crushing to form what is known as a ~~cullet~~, colour sorting is then required prior using in remelt to make new products (i.e. bottles and jars where the colour of the final product is important and fundamentally affected by the colour of the input cullet) although other options include, for example, using cullet (that has not been colour sorted but has been sized and processed appropriately) as a [[Secondary Aggregate]] or as a filtration medium.		The first stage of glass processing and recycling is crushing to form what is known as a '''[[Cullet]]''', colour sorting is then required prior using in remelt to make new products (i.e. bottles and jars where the colour of the final product is important and fundamentally affected by the colour of the input cullet) although other options include, for example, using cullet (that has not been colour sorted but has been sized and processed appropriately) as a [[Secondary Aggregate]] or as a filtration medium.

	A large proportion of glass is considered [[Packaging Waste]] and the [[Package Recovery Note]] target required is sub-divided into a remelt target to ensure glass has a higher financial incentive to go into a remelt use than a 'lower value' aggregate use.		A large proportion of glass is considered [[Packaging Waste]] and the [[Package Recovery Note]] target required is sub-divided into a remelt target to ensure glass has a higher financial incentive to go into a remelt use than a 'lower value' aggregate use.

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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==
	Glass is defined as 'a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and other objects'<ref>Cambridge Dictionary, 2019. [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/glass GLASS \| meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Cambridge.org.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>. It is formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity without crystallization and is a usually transparent or translucent material consisting typically of a mixture of silicates'<ref>Marriam-Webster, 2019. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass Definition of GLASS. Merriam-webster.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.		Glass is defined as 'a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and other objects'<ref>Cambridge Dictionary, 2019. [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/glass GLASS \| meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Cambridge.org.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>. It is formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity without crystallization and is a usually transparent or translucent material consisting typically of a mixture of silicates'<ref>Marriam-Webster, 2019. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass Definition of GLASS. Merriam-webster.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.

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	== Macro Tonnages ==		== Macro Tonnages ==
	The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/~~statistics~~/~~digest~~-of-waste-~~and-resource-statistics-2018-edition Digest of Waste Resources 2018] reporting~~ data ~~from 2016</ref> <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk~~-~~waste~~-~~data~~ UK Statistics on Waste ~~2019~~] ~~updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data~~</ref>is summarized in the pie chart below, with 1,338,153 tonnes of glass waste generated in the UK in 2016 and is part of the broader tonnage summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]:		The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is summarized in the pie chart below, with 1,338,153 tonnes of glass waste generated in the UK in 2016 and is part of the broader tonnage summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]:
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 == Macro Tonnages ==
 The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/digest-of-waste-and-resource-statistics-2018-edition Digest of Waste Resources 2018] reporting data from 2016</ref> <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste 2019] updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data</ref>is summarized in the pie chart below, with 1,338,153 tonnes of glass waste generated in the UK in 2016 and is part of the broader tonnage summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]:
-[[File:Glass Waste Pie Chart.png|frame|center|Glass Waste - Tonnage Reported as Generated by DEFRA in 2016]]
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 The tonnage reported by local authorities is recorded in [[WasteDataFlow]] in the three main colour types and as a mixed colour type, but will exclude that tonnage sent as part of a [[Comingled Recyclate]] sent to a [[MRF]] and these tonnages are listed below.
 == Brown Glass ==