What happens to Oxfordshires recyclable waste?
<< back to news list Tuesday 9 September 2008 Oxfordshire councils ask residents to sort as much of their waste for recycling as possible, but councils also have a responsibility to make sure that waste does actually get recycled. This responsibility is one that all Oxfordshire authorities take seriously. Monday night's Tonight programme on ITV showed how a small number of UK councils don't actually know what happens to their recyclable waste once they've collected it. Cllr John Tanner, Chair of Oxfordshire Waste Partnership, wants to reassure local residents about their recyclables: "We collect many different materials for recycling across the county. We've a firm commitment to make sure we know where that waste goes and what it's turned into." Some councils collect their recyclables separately, while others mix them together, but there are common markets for some resources. Steel cans for example get reprocessed in Wales and could be turned into anything from another can, to a car pa
