What happens to materials collected for recycling?
All material collected for recycling is transported to a site to be processed and made into a new product. For instance: Papers and magazines are taken in bulk to a paper mill, where they are made into fresh newsprint Glass in the bottle banks is transported in bulk to Harlow Glass Factory where it is made into new bottles and jars to store specific products such as Budweiser Beer and Nescafe Coffee Cans and tins are taken to a scrap metal merchant who separates the aluminium cans from the steel using a magnet.
