New facilities to boost cardboard recycling
By admin on May 28, 2008 in Household Waste, Recycling, Home & Garden
With councils throughout the country offering different recycling services, many people have been left confused as to what types of food and drink packaging can and cannot be recycled. Many cartons for milk, drinks, soups and other liquids contain plastic and aluminium linings which make them more difficult to recycle. Most councils therefore do not collect these items with other kinds of paper and cardboard items.
Derby City Council has taken steps to boost cardboard recycling in the area by providing facilities throughout the region where people can take such items to be recycled. Carton banks have been located at Asda in Sinfin, Tesco in Mickleover and the Sainsbury’s at Kingsway Retail Park and The Wyvern. A bank has also been located at the Raynesway Recycling Centre.
Councillor Mike Carr said: “We have been recycling cardboard in Derby for some time, but I think the fact that lined cardboard cartons were not recyclable was frustrating and sometimes confused people.
“Now they can take these drinks cartons to the carton banks at five recycling sites and I would like to encourage people, when they visit these sites, to remember to take along their cardboard cartons from now on.”
Steve | May 29, 2008 | Reply
I have recently moved house and it is a pain trying to work out what can and cannot be recycled. I wish more councils would offer this type of service.
Eco Warrior | May 29, 2008 | Reply
I totally agree, and by providing such facilities at supermarkets people have no excuse not to recycle the items that cannot be collected with the rest of the household recycling.