Plastic recycling
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What plastic can currently be recycled?
Plastic recycling banks around the county accept plastic bottles only:
- This includes clear PET bottles e.g. fizzy drink, water and beer bottles.
- and opaque or coloured HDPE bottles e.g. milk bottles, detergent, bath and shower bottles.
Remember to ‘wash and squash’ your bottles and remove the tops. It is important to remove the tops because our reprocessor does not accept tops.
What plastic can’t be recycled?
- motor oil, garden or DIY chemical bottles
- food trays
- margarine and yoghurt pots
- bottle tops
- Any plastic which isn’t bottle shaped!
What happens to the plastic?
It’s taken to a sorting facility in Wolverhampton then sent to be made into new plastic products with a variety of UK manufacturers.
Did you know?
- Just 25 two-litre plastic bottles can be recycled into a fleece jacket.
- Recycling one plastic bottle saves enough energy to power a 60 watt light bulb for six hours.