Why do metal lids have to be removed from glass bottles and jars?
Both materials are recyclable and should be placed in the same recycling cart, unattached. At the recycling facility, a magnetic “belt” is used to separate the ferrous metals, like jar lids, bottle caps and steel cans, from the other materials. If the metal lids are left of the jar, they are not separated. In the glass handling process at the recycling facility, the lid becomes a contaminant and is not recycled but is discarded as waste.
