Detailed Info - Where Does It Go?

Paper and magazines are taken to Kent and processed into print rolls for the newspaper industry. They are then made into more newspapers!

Cardboard is usually sent to Somerset where it is made into new cardboard or used as a filler material for packaging. Some cardboard in Cornwall is turned into animal bedding by a local company called Shreddybed. 

Aluminium cans are crushed and baled and then sent to Cheshire where they are made back into new cans.

Steel cans are processed in South Wales, where they are made into lots of different steel products from cans and parts for bridges to paperclips!

In some areas garden (green) waste is collected and sent to farms to be composted and the final product used on farmland to help enrich and fertilise the soil.

Plastics are sent to various companies and made into new plastic products such as piping systems, fencing, decking, compost bins, recycle bins, etc. Some of the plastic can be used to make fleece material!

The clothes and textiles which are donated are sent to a sorting centre in the West Midlands and shipped out to people in developing countries. Charities such as Oxfam and the Salvation Army distribute and sell textiles and books collected at bring banks.

The glass collected in Cornwall is sent to Yorkshire for processing where it is turned back into new bottles and jars. Some Cornish glass is made into funky new glasses by a local company!

In the past some of the glass in Cornwall has been crushed and used in road foundations.

 
When you go shopping try to look for the recycled logo on products, by choosing recycled products you are helping to close the loop, and are doing your bit to help the environment.