Tetra Pak carton recycling

 

For many years Tetra Pak type cartons have been seen as impossible to recycle due to their complex layering system.  However the "myth" that they cannot be recycled needs to be broken, because they can and in fact there are dozens of places in Shropshire which recycle such containers and thousands of local residents are regularly recycling, literally tonnes of the stuff every year.

Its all thanks to the roll out of a national scheme, funded by the carton manufacturers themselves.  It means that you can now recycle all of your paper-based liquid food and drinks cartons, such as those made by Tetra Pak at various recycling sites around Shropshire,Telford and Wrekin.

Please remember: wash and squash your cartons before recycling.

Once collected, they are taken away to be baled, and transported by ship to a recycling mill in Sweden. They can then be recycled into a number of different products, ranging from plasterboard liner to high-strength paper bags, printing paper and envelopes. For more information on beverage carton recycling generally, visit www.tetrapakrecycling.co.uk.

You can recycle Tetra Pak at all of the main council recycling centres across the county.  The carton manufacturing industry have also paid for recycling skips to go in for Tetra Pak at the following sites in Shropshire: -


* Shifnal (Aston St Carpark)
* Bridgnorth (Barnsley Lane HRC)
* Birdgnorth (Smithfield Carpark)
* Ludlow (Leisure Centre)
* Craven Arms (Long Lane HRC)
* Cleobury Mortimer (Lacon Childe School)
* Church Stretton (Lutwyche Road car park)
* Bishops Castle (Crowgate Business Park)

* Whitchurch (Waymills HRC)
* Wem (High St Carpark)
* Oswestry (Somerfield Carpark, Oswald Rd)
* Oswestry (Maesbury Road Household Recycling Centre)
* St Martins (Stans Store, Overton Rd)
* Shrewsbury (Battlefield HRC)
* Shrewsbury (Frankwell Carpark)
* Shrewsbury (Asda, Old Potts way)
* Shrewsbury (Sainsburys, Meole)
* Shrewsbury (Co-op, Radbrook Green)
* Minsterely (Callow Parish Hall)
* Telford (Granville CRC)
* Telford (Halesfield CRC)
* Telford (Whitchurch Drive CRC, Ketley)