The survey reveals that 96 percent of residents and consumers expect to be able to recycle glass.

The Columbus City Council has asked that Shred Monster consider removing glass from its list of accepted items before the City Council votes on a one-year contract extension for residential recycling.

After July 17, residents will have the option to take their glass recyclables to 16 drop-off locations across the county.

The current program has struggled with deficits for years.

The village currently recycles aluminum cans and plastic, crushes glass to be used in roads as a foundation and composts moist materials and food.

The decision-making tool walks the user through a series of questions to assess the state of glass recycling in their communities.

Currently, Apple forces the recyclers it works with to shred iPhones and computers, turning the materials into tiny shards of metal, plastic and glass instead of repairing or reusing the products.

Kingsport is stopping its collection of glass because the material is losing its value.