What Happens to Waste from Recycling Centres?

Paper and Cardboard

The paper and magazines are gathered and taken to paper mills where they may be turned into different paper products such as newspapers, magazines or other paper grades. Cardboard is generally recycled into further cardboard products.

Glass

If glass is mixed colours it is ground down and used as aggregate in the laying of roads. If the glass is separated into individual colours it's taken to a glass bottle re-processor. There, the glass is crushed into 'cullet' and passed through a magnet, vacuum and laser to remove any contaminants. It's then melted and |made into new glass.

Cans

Aluminium and steel cans are re-processed in Wales. The raw material is cleaned of contaminants and reduced into a dense pellet, |which is turned into new cans.

Clothes and Textiles

The clothes we dispose of are often made of high quality material. These goods are welcomed in developing countries where such clothing and fabric is rarely available or very expensive. The items collected are either used in their original form, or broken down into fibres and made into new material. |Clothes collected from our textile banks are sorted and recycled by LM Barry Ltd.

Shoes

Shoes are sorted and distributed to developing countries. Even a single shoe, without its pair, will be reused or recycled. The shoes are sold at affordable prices to local traders and craftsmen. All refurbishment work is done by local people, thus creating employment as well as providing shoes for people's feet. |Shoes collected from our textile banks are sorted and recycled by LM Barry Ltd.

For further information please contact the |Environmental Care Department