Residents

Where Does My Recycling Go?

There are lots of good reasons why you should recycle.

These are just a few of them:


  • Recycling prevents emissions of many greenhouse gases and water pollutants.
  • Recycling creates jobs and stimulates the development of greener technologies.
  • Recycling conserves resources for our children's future.
  • Recycling reduces the need for new landfills and incinerators.

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    Landfill - potential resources lost forever ...

    When you put things that could be recycled into your rubbish bin, you are wasting valuable potential resources.

    What happens to the things I put into my recycling bin?

    When you put things into your recycling bin, they are taken to a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) where a combination of machines and skilled people sort the recyclables so that they can be made into new products.

  • Milk, shampoo and detergent containers are manufactured into wheelie bins, irrigation pipes, and air conditioning hoses.
  • Paperboard milk and juice cartons are manufactured into recycled office paper.
  • Soft drink bottles made from PET are manufactured into new detergent bottles, carpet, and recycled fabric.
  • Glass bottles and jars are sorted by colour and then melted down to make new bottles and jars.
  • New products go back into the economy!

    •  Where Does My Recycling Go.pdf