Cleaning up broken glass is a terrible thing to have to do. It tends to break into a billion pieces, and they scatter everywhere as well. Whatever kind of glass has broken, it needs to be handled immediately, carefully, and completely.

Missing even a small piece of glass or improperly disposing of it can result in significant harm, so it is better to take the extra time to do it well than to run the risk of needing stitches in the A&E.

Handling Broken Glass

Before getting started, you will need:

• Rubber gloves (as thick as possible!)
• Newspaper or a cardboard box
• Hoover
• Cloth
• A slice of bread or a damp paper towel
• Binbag
• Multi-purpose cleaner

The Dangers of Broken Glass

Broken glass can be a little dangerous. It can cause cuts, bruises, and even make serious injuries if it is ingested. It can also be a danger if it is stepped on or if it is thrown.

How to Reduce the Risk of Getting Hurt by the Broken Glass?

The easiest method to lower your risk of injury if you happen to foot on a piece of broken glass is to remove it as soon and carefully as you can.

• Grabbing hold of the edges of the glass and pulling it out.
• If the piece of glass is large and flat, you can use a piece of cardboard or paper to help lift it out.

Once you have removed the broken glass, be sure to clean any injuries immediately with water and soap. If needed, seek medical attention.

How to Dispose of broken glass?

Protect Yourself and Surroundings

Glass can harm you, so you must first and foremost take all necessary precautions to protect yourself. Make sure you are wearing appropriate footwear and gloves. You must also prevent children or animals from entering the room.

Check for injuries and make sure that no stray glass shards are stuck in a pet’s fur or a child’s clothing if they were in the room when the glass broke.

Pick Up the Glass

Put on gloves, pick up the large glass fragments with care, and put them in the box or the newspaper. Because broken glass has a horrible habit of getting everywhere, search the entire room’s floor. Check the adjacent room or the corridor as well if the glass was smashed close to a doorway.

Check the areas under furniture or appliances. Check underneath the refrigerator door, the edge of the stoves, washing machines, and dishwashers if the glass broke in the kitchen.

Hoover the Room

The room must be thoroughly vacuumed after that. Clean up all liquid stains with some paper towels if there are any. Avoid using a broom or brush attachment with the hoover since the tiny glass shards could get caught in the bristles and end up on the floor once more the next time you use it.

Wipe Down the Area

Glass fragments can remain after the most thorough cleaning and most powerful vacuum. Wipe either a fresh piece of bread or a moist paper towel on the floor to collect these stragglers. The remaining glass shards will adhere to it, and you can then discard them with the rest of the glass.

Disposal

Once all the glass has been removed, carefully wrap it up (if using newspaper) or tape the box’s lid shut. Regardless of the method you choose, put everything—including your rubber gloves and any other cleaning supplies you used—in a plastic garbage bag. Use a garbage bag for this instead of a carrier bag because many carrier bags have tiny holes in them through which glass might fall. The bag can then be discarded in your standard garbage bin.

What About Recycling?

Environmental friendly glass containers and jars are recyclable but not all local recycling service providers will accept any kind of broken glass, simply because it can be dangerous. Better you should call the recycling centre to confirm whether they accept a broken glass or not.

Conclusion

If you have ever broken glass and been left with the task of cleaning up, you know there can be consequences if you do it by yourself. In this article, we will explain how to clean up shards without hurting yourself or anyone else.

If you have a lot of glass waste then it is not safe for you to clean up everything. You should contact a rubbish removal service to clean up the mess you made. This is the best way I can say to keep yourself from not hurting. If you don’t know which removal service to call, here Snappy Rubbish Removal is ready to help you all the time.