Accepted Glass Containers:
- Food and beverage jars and bottles (e.g., pickle jars, salad dressing bottles, wine and beer bottles)
- Broken bottles and jars
Discard lids, caps, and corks
Empty and rinse containers
Unaccepted Glass:
- Light bulbs
- Porcelain
- Ceramics
- Pyrex®
- Mirrors
- Fish and reptile tanks
- Window glass
Do not place glass of any kind in the commingled recycling carts.
Glass Recycling Options
Glass Drop-off
- Glass can be dropped off at the Meridian Transfer Station (2130 W. Franklin Road, Meridian) in the recycling area.
- Offered at no additional cost.
- Please only drop off accepted glass containers.
- For more information, contact the City's Solid Waste Coordinator at [email protected].
Curbside Glass Collection
- For a monthly fee of $8.25, Republic Services will deliver a 65-gallon glass-only recycling cart (with a blue lid) to your home.
- Glass recycling is collected every four weeks.
- To find your collection day, visit Republic Services' website.
- Contact Republic Services at 208-345-1265 for more information and to set up service.
Glass Cart Reminders
- Set out the cart by 6 AM on your service day.
- Place the cart 3 feet away from other carts and from obstacles such as mailboxes and trees.
- All glass must be inside the cart, and the lid must close. Do not overfill the cart, or glass may spill.
- Take extra bottles and jars to the Meridian Transfer Station (2130 W. Franklin Road, Meridian) or order an additional cart.
- Do not place trash or non-glass recyclables in the “Glass Only” cart.
Meridian Glass Cart Collection Calendar
The 2026 Meridian Glass Collection Calendar shows January 2026 through December 2026 with color-coded indicators:
- Blue indicates glass recycling collection weeks:
- January 19 - 23
- February 16 - 20
- March 16 - 20
- April 13 - 17
- May 11 - 15
- June 8 - 12
- July 6-10
- August 3 - 7
- August 31 - September 4
- September 28 - October 2
- October 26 - 30
- November 23 - 28 (accounting for the holiday)
- December 21 - 26 (accounting for the holiday)
- Red marks a holiday with no collection service:
- January 1, 2026
- May 25, 2026
- July 4, 2026
- September 7, 2026
- November 26, 2026
- December 25, 2026