Material
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End use
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| Paper |
Paper is reprocessed into 100% recycled paper for newsprint and packaging. |
| Cardboard |
Cardboard is sorted and reprocessed into new cardboard |
| Steel Cans |
Steel cans are recycled into many different steel products including cars, bridges and cans. |
| Aluminium cans and foil |
Aluminium is melted and turned into ingots which are then used to make many different products from foil trays to aeroplanes |
| Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays |
Plastic is sorted, shredded, melted and used to make many products like garden furniture, refuse bags and drainage pipes. |
| Glass bottles and jars |
Glass is made back into glass bottles or jars |
| Clothes and textiles |
Textiles are sent for reuse in charity shops in the UK or exported for re-use in a number of countries in West Africa, Eastern Europe or the Middle East |
| Small electrical equipment |
Metals, plastics, glass, batteries and circuit boards are separated and recycled or reused in manufacturing. |
| Household Batteries |
Metals and compounds are recovered for use in manufacturing |
| Green Waste |
Composted and used as a soil conditioner at farms in East Devon. A small quantity is also used as a mulch on the beds in East Devon’s parks. |
| Food waste |
Food waste is used to generate electricity, provide gas for the grid and fertiliser for agriculture at an anaerobic digestion plant. |
