What happens to the recycled plastic?
Recovered plastic can be made into all sorts of new products to name a few: • polyethylene bin liners and carrier bags • plastic bottles • flooring and window frames • building insulation board • video and compact disc cassette cases • fencing and garden furniture • water butts, garden sheds and composters • seed trays • fleeces • fibre filling for sleeping bags and duvets • and a variety of office accessories What happens to the recycled steel? The range of possible uses for recycled steel is enormous. That’s because steel can be infinitely recycled, and because it’s such a widely used material. You’ll find steel in incredibly diverse products. • Bicycle frames • Pipes • Train tracks • Ship hulls All the cans you recycle could end up as one of these products! What happens to the recycled glass? The uses for recycled glass range from the ordinary to the completely unexpected! • New bottles and jars • ‘Processed sand’ – finely ground glass for golf bunkers • ‘Glassphalt’ for road surfac
