Examples of plastics
- Plastic bottles and drums
- Plastic trays and jars
- Plastic bags
- Plastic film
- Bubble wrap
You can put plastics in bags or loose in the container
The plastic packaging must be emptied of their content and/or scraped clean.
NO THANKS in this container
- Containers from insecticides and pesticides (hazardous waste)
- Wellies, rain gear, water hoses (landfill)
- Plastic items containing electronics (electronics)
- Melamine (residual waste)
- Styrofoam (recycling centre)
What happens next?
Since plastic and food & beverage cartons are collected commingled; afterwards, they are segregated mechanically, and materials are recycked into new products.
Our CO2 emissions are substaintially reduces when we recycle plastics instead of using virgin raw materials.
For example, CO2 emissions are reduced by more than 90 % when PP plastics is recycled.
Examples of food & beverage cartons
- Milk and yoghurt cartons
- Cartons for juices and similar
- Cartons for food such as tomatoes and beans
You can put food & beverage cartons in bags or loose in the container
Food and beverage cartonsmust be emptied of their content and/or scraped clean.
NO THANKS in this container
- Cardboard mugs and to-go cups (residual waste)
- Pizza boxes (residual waste)
What happens next?
Food and beverage cartons are washed, and the film is segregated from the paper fibres. Then the materials can be recycled into new products.
