What happens to my recycling?
Paper
Paper from your home and recycling banks gets transported to a paper mill in Belgium and subsequently transformed into newsprint paper, which then comes back into the UK for use by the newsprint industry. The whole process from collection to coming back as newsprint takes a maximum of 48 hours!
Glass
Glass is transported to Mansfield by Recresco, where some is used to make new glass bottles and some is used for road aggregate.
Cans
Cans are transported to Nottingham where the aluminium is separated from the steel. The aluminium and steel is then sold on to companies for a variety of uses.
Plastics
Plastics are transported to Nottinghamshire by Recresco 
and subsequently transformed into drainage piping and garden furniture.
Food and drink cartons
These are collected by Recresco from the recycling banks. They are then transported to Tetrapak Ltd in Wrexham and transformed into plasterboard backing, packaging material and strong card.
Organic waste
All the food, cardboard and garden waste goes to Cumberlow Green composting facility near Baldock. The waste goes through an enclosed composting process which breaks down the waste at a high enough temperature to kill off any pathogens or bacteria e.g. salmonella. After the waste has been composted at a specified temperature for the required period of time, the compost that comes out is a high quality, sterile soil conditioner called Ace of Herts which is available for purchase around the county.
