Since 2021 we’ve saved 25,000 pounds of glass from the landfill and raised over $13,000 for Seeley Lake schools.

It’s a win-win-win! Keep your glass out of the landfill. Support your local schools. Double your impact. All donations received from glass recycling benefit local schools, and your dollars are DOUBLED by a partnership with local non-profit Charlie’s Helping Hands.

Next glass recycling drop-off date: Saturday July 13, and Saturday October 12, 2024.

We will send out an e-news blast reminders. You can also sign up to a receive a text message reminder (see below) from Recycling Works the week before each event. We’ll announce dates in the Pathfinder and on our FB page, too.

Time: 10am-2pm

Location: In the parking lot of the Foundation Building (3150 MT Hwy 83 N, in downtown Seeley Lake)

Glass that Recycling Works can accept:

  • All colors of clean, Food Grade glass

  • Glass with labels

Glass that Recycling Works CANNOT accept:

  • Glass with residue - please remove food and lids

  • Other glass - windows, light bulbs, pyrex, etc

Latest Results

April 2024: Over 4,500 pounds of glass recycled and $3,124 donated to SLE (including $1500 match from CHH)

October 2023: Over 4,200 pounds of glass recycled and $2,369 donated to SSHS (including the $1k match from CHH)

July 2023: Over 3,200 pounds of glass recycled and $2,563 donated to SLE (including $1,200 match from CHH)

April 2023: Over 3,000 pounds recycled and over $2,000 donated to SSHS (including the $1k match from CHH)

September 2022: Over 5,000 pounds of glass recycled and over $1,000 donated to SLE

How did this program come to be?

In 2021, the Seeley Lake Community Foundation awarded a SLCF Community Grant to Recycling Works to do a year-long pilot project for glass recycling in Seeley Lake. This grant-funded project was so popular, we’ve created a partnership with RW to continue this service for our community! In 2023, the SLCF approached local non-profit Charlie’s Helping Hands about doubling community member donations, to grow the impact for local kids and schools.

Since 2021, Recycling Works, the Seeley Lake Community Foundation, Charlie’s Helping Hands, and the Seeley Lake community together have: 

  • Donated: $13,606 to local public schools

  • Recycled: 25,050 pounds of glass

What a partnership!

  • Recycling Works is a non-profit recycler in Missoula, MT with the dual mission to serve our community and protect the environment with support for charitable causes - especially public education https://recyclingworksmt.com

  • Charlie’s Helping Hands is a local non-profit rooted in assisting the children of Seeley Lake and surrounding area with their various needs.

  • The Seeley Lake Community Foundation engages philanthropy, provides leadership, and enhances the quality of life and economic vitality of the Seeley Lake, MT area.

A community foundation gathers resources for its local area. The SLCF is proud to help gather funding and service providers, and help ‘connect the dots’ to bring programs to Seeley Lake residents. And, local schools will benefit. It’s a win-win-win!

Local nonprofit Charlie’s Helping Hands is generously doubling every donation (up to $1,000/day) for 2023 glass recycling events

Sept 2022. Sle superintendent josh gibbs and recycling works executive director ted Geilen

April 2023 glass recycling resulted in $1,179 donations from community members, and a $1000 match made possible by local non-profit charlie’s helping hands