When you recycle your food and drinks cartons, they can be transformed into new paper products. It is even possible to recycle the foil inner and plastic coating.
Carton Facts
Cartons consist of two or three main materials; paperboard (70-90%), low density polyethylene (10-25%), and aluminium foil (about 5% in longlife packages only) (ACE UK).
More of us can now recycle cartons than ever before. Tetra Pak aims to provide some form of carton collection in all UK local authority areas by the end of 2008 (Tetrapak).
Each year, UK manufacturers produce 55,000 tonnes of cartons. This equates to around 2.3kg of cartons per household, which could all be recycled.
Carton Recycling Journey
Follow the carton recycling journey to find out what happens to your cartons after they are collected for recycling.
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You can find the answers to our most frequently asked questions about cartons in the FAQ section of this website.
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