Tetra Paks are a brand of cartons used for drinks and there is a good chance that you use some in your daily life. Despite their prevalence, however, Recycling Tetra Paks has previously been difficult due to the fact that they are made with a number of materials. Recycling Tetra Paks is, however, on the increase now, though, with the manufacturer leading the way in encouraging recycling schemes.
Facilities for Recycling Tetra Paks are currently available in 85% of UK local authority areas and rising, meaning that less of the two billion cartons we use each year are going into landfill than was the case until even very recently. Recycling Tetra Paks involves separating the paperboard, polyethylene and aluminium foil which can then be reused to make paper-based products and items such as garden furniture and playground equipment.
Local authorities are being encouraged to provide facilities for recycling Tetra Paks either by way of kerbside collections or large recycling bins and these are now springing up in more and more places around the country. More information on this can be found on the Tetra Pak website where you can search for the facilities available in your area. If your council is not offering facilities, why not get in touch with them and ask them to consider recycling Tetra Paks? You can also post your Tetra Paks for recycling by downloading address labels from the Tetra Pack website, although this is not a freepost service.
Source: Tetra Pak Recycling 2008
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