Plastic Recycling

There are over 50 types of plastic in everyday use, ranging from drink bottles and food trays to cling film and bin liners.

We collect most types of plastic in our recycling banks, but not polystyrene or hard plastic such as toys or flower pots. This means the plastic needs sorting before it van be recycled. This can be done by a variety of methods, including the use of x-ray machines.

The sorted plastics can then be re-processed, by melting, shredding or granulating the materials ready for manufacture into new products. There are many uses for recycled plastic, for example as clothing, garden furniture, water butts, and recycling boxes, such as those we use for kerbside collections.

More information about plastic recycling