For the first time, Wiltshire residents will be able to recycle their Tetra Pak cartons. The Wiltshire County Council joined together with Tetra Pak Ltd., Hills Waste Solutions and the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment to launch a new carton recycling scheme. The scheme will allow people to take their “washed and squashed” cartons to any of the household recycling centres, of which there are ten throughout the county.
The scheme also means that used paper-based cartons can be dropped off at special collection bins at the HRCs. Recycled cartons are useful for providing raw materials which can be turned into many other products such as paper bags, envelopes, and plasterboard liner.
On average, UK beverage carton companies manufacture about 55,000 tonnes of paper-based cartons to hold beverages, including milk and juice, as well as other food based items.
Andy Conn, waste services manager at Wiltshire County Council, said: “People in Wiltshire are always looking at how they can recycle more and I’m delighted that we can give them these new facilities.
“We looked at how we could introduce a service that would be effective and also financially viable and it was clear that using our household recycling centres was the best answer.
“On top of our expanded kerbside recycling scheme, our longer opening hours at the recycling centres and the promotion of food waste digesters it’s another example of how the county council is working with residents to recycle more.”
For more information on recycling in Wiltshire visit www.recycleforwiltshire.com
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