Where do recyclables from the recycling banks go?
The materials currently recycled at the Recycling Banks are not sent to Tilbury as they are collected by different companies. Plastic bottles go to Lancashire where in the majority of cases the material is used in national markets. Paper goes to a mill in Kent where it is recycled on site into newsprint. Glass goes to a furnace in West Yorkshire where it is melted down to make new bottles and jars. Textiles are used in either Charity shops, for humanitarian needs or exported to other markets. Cartons are taken to a mill in Sweden where they can be re-processed. Cans are baled and sent to Kent where they go on to both national and international (Spain/Turkey or China) markets.
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