Can Windscreens Be Recycled?

Technically, yes. However, windscreen recycling isn’t as simple or widely available as standard glass recycling. Because manufacturers build windscreens from laminated glass bonded to a plastic interlayer, recycling requires specialist processing that can be costly and difficult to access.

As a result, many replaced windscreens end up in landfill. When you can repair a damaged windscreen, doing so offers a far better environmental choice.

Why Is Windscreen Recycling Difficult?

Unlike standard bottles and jars, vehicle glass features two layers of glass bonded around a strong plastic interlayer. This construction provides essential safety, but processing facilities must separate these materials before recycling can occur.

Few facilities feature the equipment required to process laminated glass. Additionally, transport and separation costs make full recycling expensive. While facilities can recycle a windscreen, local services may not always process it.

Repair Your Windscreen Instead of Replacing It

You can repair most common glass damage before it spreads, including:

• Surface chips and bullseyes
• Star damage
• Cracks up to 30cm long

Repairing keeps your original factory-fitted windscreen in place to preserve your vehicle’s structural integrity. A quality resin repair fills and bonds the damaged area, restoring strength instantly. This simple step avoids manufacturing a replacement, paying for transport, and sending old glass to landfill.

Keep Windscreens Out of Landfill With UFIXIT

The Australian owned UFIXIT Windscreen Repair Kit makes it easy to permanently repair common windscreen damage yourself.

Each kit can complete up to five repairs and is designed specifically to perform in Australia’s harsh conditions. Repair chips, bullseyes, star damage and cracks up to 30cm before they spread and turn into a replacement.

When replacement really is necessary, windscreen recycling is the better option where available. But when your windscreen can be repaired, the greener choice is simple:

Repair, don’t replace. Keep your windscreen on the road and out of landfill with UFIXIT.

Available at Supercheap Auto, Repco, Autobarn, Amazon and leading automotive accessory retailers across Australia.