Where to safely dispose of broken glass?

[mja1906]

Is there anywhere (like a dump?) that I can safely dispose of broken glass? I broke a window, and not quite sure how to dispose of the pieces. Tried asking the Thai household members, who seem to think there are no designated places for this, one even suggested that he'll take it to the forest as nobody goes there, so don't worry nobody will get hurt from it (?!) shocking I know. Our local recycling place doesn't take broken glass either. Btw I'm in Hangdong, thanks

[elektrified]

I believe your household members are correct. There is no designated place to dispose of this. Safety is the least concern here.

[Chicog]

Put it in a burlap sack and hammer it into smithereens, then bury it in the garden and nature will do the rest.

[noise]

I put it in a separate, open bag (a small bag I get for groceries) next to my large household trash bag. The household trash truck people can see what it is and keep separate it from the rest of the trash. They never fail to take it.

Since there are unbroken bottles in everyone's trash, it stands to reason the household trash collection company has the means for processing glass.

[masuk]

Wrap the glass in several layers of newspaper. Make sure there are no jagged edges. Small pieces as already suggested.

Sadly, the whole idea of recycling seems to have made no impression on the Thais. I've had to train household members that cooking oil etc does not go down the sink, nor does engine oil go into the drains. (or my b...y driveway!!)

When I explained that cooking or engine oil is bad for fish in rivers and the sea, they looked at me as if I'm crazy. The sea is soo far from here. Out of sight, out of mind.

B.T.W. Glass does not biodegrade in a few generations, so nature does very little about breaking it down. True, there is glass and packaging material and plastic bags designed to biodegrade in a few years, but it's slow in arriving. Obviously, window glass is not going to be so designed.

[sensei]

Put it in a burlap sack and hammer it into smithereens, then bury it in the garden and nature will do the rest.

Best suggestion.

Bury it deep where dogs can't get to when they start digging.

[highonthai]

Why not throw it in the trash were you toss all your other bottles in? By the time the trash gets to the dump or incinerator facility I'm bet there is lots of other broken glass coming out of the garbage truck.

[Dante99]

Just find a recycler who will take it, there are ones who will.

[xen]

Recycling of bottles and glass are big business in many countries and there are many people who have made fortunes from recycling waste. Bottles can be washed and re-used or smelted down to make new glass products or turned back into sand for hydroponics etc. Is there no "bottleos" who go around to the restaurants and bars just to collect bottles and glass? It surprises me that there is nobody in Chiang Mai doing this. A good business opportunity for somebody.

[noise]

And you can always ask your trash people how would they like you to "bag" it for them.

[CMSteve]

Take it to the recycling center, take it to the dump, or leave it out front next to the trash. Someone will take it to the recycling center.

There are literally thousands of people in Chiang Mai that do this. The fact is that the Thai's are VERY GOOD at recycling. Maybe not for the best reasons, but at very least for the money. I just watched a lady stop in front of my house to pick through our garbage, looking for any stray glass or plastic bottles. She is a newbie, as all the usual pickers have realized that we separate our trash before putting it out....

If any of you have had the joy of being stuck behind a trash truck while driving, you would also have seen the guys on the truck picking through the trash and separating out what they can take the the recycling center for a bit of extra cash.

Also, if you've ever been around one of the local markets late in the evening or really early in the morning, you would bee that no cooking oils get thrown down the drain. There are trucks that come around that buy used oil for recycling. Same with engine oils. Ever wonder why all the roadside garages have a barrel of used motor oil?

If anyone has used motor oil, I'm sure the local garage would be happy to take it. As far as cooking oil, I can't imagine it would do much harm environmentally to dump it down the drain. Am I completely off about that?

Recycling of bottles and glass are big business in many countries and there are many people who have made fortunes from recycling waste. Bottles can be washed and re-used or smelted down to make new glass products or turned back into sand for hydroponics etc. Is there no "bottleos" who go around to the restaurants and bars just to collect bottles and glass? It surprises me that there is nobody in Chiang Mai doing this. A good business opportunity for somebody.

[kaptainrob]

Recycling is alive and well in Thailand despite poor information on collection methods. Some rural towns make it their business, in much the same way as other villages specialise in say red onion growing (Denchai).

Your garbage collector is the key or in some areas it may be the security men or a local with samlor. Leave plastic and glass bottles, containers of old oil etc, out beside your bin and it will disappear.

[Ticketmaster]

Put it in a burlap sack and hammer it into smithereens, then bury it in the garden and nature will do the rest.

Best suggestion.

Bury it deep where dogs can't get to when they start digging.

Better yet, bury it shallow so the dogs can get to it when they start digging. The sons of bitches shouldn't be digging. Maybe if they get their feet all cut up, they might learn something.

[highonthai]

The OP is talking about what?, maybe a pound of broken window glass?

Geez... Just toss it in the trash.

[mja1906]

Its a broken window so we're not talking small pieces or bottles that can be put in the trash. I left the broken panes by the trash to see if the collectors would take it, but they didn't. Then we moved them next to the trash bin on the opposite side of the street, and 3 of the 4 panes have disappeared (collectors took them)? So go figure.......