Recycle foil at Chalvey Slough recycling centre
Residents of Slough can now recycle more things than ever at Chalvey recycling centre as a new aluminium foil recycling bank is added to the site.
The new bank will take foil containers – such as those from take-aways and ready meals – as well as traditional kitchen foil and foil tops from milk bottles.
Containers and foil need to be washed before being put in the bank.
Sarah Bryan, recycling officer, said: “Aluminium is endlessly recyclable with no loss of quality which makes it one of the best materials in the world to recycle.
“Residents are already recycling tonnes of aluminium in the form of drinks cans but now keen recyclers have the opportunity to recycle more aluminium in the special bank.”
Councillor John Edwards, commissioner for Slough public protection, said: “The site at Chalvey gives residents the opportunity to recycle so many products from wood to glass and now aluminium foil as well.
“With so much being able to be recycled, Slough is getting greener by the day.”
Aluminium facts
* Recycling one kilogram of aluminium saves eight kilograms of bauxite, four kilograms of chemical products and 14 kilowatts of electricity
* The energy saved by recycling one aluminium drinks can is enough to run a television for three hours
* Nearly 60 per cent of the aluminium used in the UK has been previously recycled
* Last year, Slough residents recycled 37 tonnes of aluminium cans – one tonne is approximately 50,000 cans
Slough Borough Council