Please ensure all material is clean and dry and put loose into you bin/box for collection. Please do not put materials in plastic bags / black sacks as it will not be recycled.
What should go into your recycling bin:
Material
Examples
Paper
Newspapers, magazines, scrap paper, envelopes, catalogues & directories and shredded paper (ideally contained in an envelop/newspaper/cardboard box)
Cardboard
Greetings cards, boxes packaging material and corrugated cardboard (broken up to fit in the bin)
Should be reused if possible or put in the grey refuse bin
What if I have too much recycling to fit in my bin?
Any excess material that does not fit in your bin can be placed in a rigid container next to your wheeled bin for collection. Alternatively, you can take it to a Waste and Recycling Centre.
What happens to my recycling?
Recyclable material is collected and taken to a Material Recycling Facility (MRF) run by Pure Recycling in Ettington. The mixed material is segregated using magnets, optical sorting and other technology until the different materials are sorted into separate waste streams.
Materials are then transported to specialist reprocessing facilities in the UK where they are made into new products. Examples of what your recycling could become are listed below:
For more information on what happens to your material, please visit Pure Recycling's website for an in-depth look at the recycling process. Alternatively, you can watch a short film showing how the material is processed.
