Color and Glass Recycling Glass color is a product of the chemical composition of glass and is therefore permanent. Contaminating one color glass with another can result in streaking, pasty colors and maybe unusable to companies who place their product in glass containers. Mixing colors of glass cullet can have more serious effects than off-spec colors. Green glass is the most forgiving in its ability to absorb other colors. Amber is slightly less forgiving.
Clear glass is the most easily contaminated by other colors.
For this reason, a load of contaminant-free, clear glass sells for the highest prices, while mixed glass has little value. All scrap iron and low carbon steel, including galvanized steel. Includes all scrap aluminum, copper, brass, bronze, and other non-ferrous. Several components, including freon, PCB-containing capacitors and ballasts, mercury switches, and oil from refrigerant compressors, must be handled according to state and federal regulations. Be sure that the appliance recyclers you contract with are properly preparing the appliance to be processed as scrap metal.