Where Do Materials Go?
Below is a table detailing where the materials collected from the kerbside collection and at Villiers Road Civic Aminity Site are taken to be recycled. It also give information on what these materials are recycled into.
The location of where the material is taken changes on a fairly regular basis, depending on a number of factors, such as demand or market price. The information on this table was correct as of the 30 July 2007.
Material |
Product created |
Location of Recycling Plant |
|---|---|---|
| Paper | Newspaper print | Aylesford Newsprint, Bellingham Way, Kent |
| Cardboard | Corrugated paper | Severside Recycling, Taplow, Berkshire, SL6 OAF |
| Textiles | Reused or turned into industrial rags or stuffing for sofa etc | Cannilon, Canning Town, London |
| Mixed Glass | Glass bottles or aggregates |
Recresco UK plant or Valpak Recycling UK plant |
| Plastics | Plastic |
Alternative Waste Solutions, Linconshire Valpak, UK processing plant |
| Mixed Cans | Steel or aluminium sheets | AMG Resources, Nevilles dock, Llanelli, South Wales |
| Food Waste | Compost/Soil conditioner | Connought Recycling, UK |
| Green/Garden Waste | Compost/Soil conditioner | Pathfinders Recycling, Glaziers Lane, Normandy. Guildford |
| Wood | Turned into Chipboard | SITA, Benedict Wharf, Surrey |
| Fridge/Freezers | Recovered materials include Metal, Plastic and foam | Simms UK, Alexandra Dock |
| Scrap Metal | Sheet metal | D Nebbit and Son, Hills Rd, Willow Lane Industrial Estate, Mitcham, Surrey |
| Rubble | Building material or road aggregate | Collected by SITA Chertsey and taken to Runfold |
| Batteries | Reprocessed. Any dangerous chemicals disposed of legally | M & J Recycling to EMR Brentford |
| Televisions/Monitiors | All reusable parts used again for similar products. Any hazardous waste disposed of legally | Collected by Ozone-Sims Metal Northside dock, Alexander dock. Newport |
| Gas bottles/Cylinders | Refilled and reused | Synergy and Brooksight, UK |
| Waste Oil | Industrial fuel oil or lubricant | ECO-oil Ltd, Newport |
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