Blue bag and purple bin
Paper and card
Paper is sent to a paper mill, pulped down and turned into new paper. Your newspaper could be back on the news-stand in as little as two weeks.
Cardboard is flattened and folded and recycled to make new packaging, such as cereal boxes and washing powder boxes.
Recycle paper and card today:
- It uses less energy and water than producing it from new.
- Paper and card breaks down slowly in landfill sites and produces harmful methane gas.
- To produce paper, trees are felled and valuable wildlife habitats are lost.