Now you can recycle your Slough drinking cartons
Slough Borough Council, in conjunction with Tetra Pak Ltd, has introduced several new recycling banks for drinking cartons in the borough.
Each year, UK beverage carton manufacturers produce approximately 55,000 tonnes of paper-based cartons for milk and juices.
This equates to around 2.3kg of cartons per household which could be recycled instead of thrown in the rubbish bin.
Now though, Slough residents can recycle their drinking cartons at the banks provided at -
* The Haymill Centre, Burnham Lane
* Murphy’s Bar car park, Parlaunt Road, Langley
* The Centre, (back car park), Off Farnham Road,
* Tesco, Bath Road
* Chalvey Waste and Recycling Centre, Spackmans Way, Chalvey
Once collected, the cartons are taken away to be baled and transported to a recycling mill.
They can be recycled into a number of different products, ranging from plasterboard liner to high-strength paper bags and envelopes.
Cllr John Edwards, commissioner for Slough public protection said: “I know how enthusiastic local people are about recycling, and I’m absolutely certain that Slough residents will soon be filling the new recycling banks to the brim with their cartons.
“Since 2004, Slough’s recycling performance has steadily improved but we can still do better, and these banks will help us increase the amount we recycle even more.
“The council already recycles tin, cardboard, paper and glass and these new banks will help to dispose of carton packaging so that it can be re-used constructively.”
Sarah Bryan, community recycling officer for Slough Borough Council, added: “These new banks are such great news for the borough and its residents.
“It can be quite frustrating not being able to recycle milk and juice cartons, but now everyone can take them down the special banks and do their bit to help the environment, not to mention freeing up space in their bins.”
Slough Borough Council