Recycle your drink cartons
Residents in Torfaen can now take their drinks cartons to special recycling bins. The Council, in partnership with Tetra Pak Ltd and the carton industry body ACE UK, has launched the carton recycling scheme. Each year, UK beverage carton manufacturers produce around 55,000 tonnes of paper-based cartons for milk, juice, sauces and other liquid.
Cartons can now be recycled at special collections bins at:
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Prince Street car park, Blaenavon
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Cwmbran stadium car park
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Ponthir nursery car park
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Sainsbury car park, Cwmbran
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Llanyravon golf course
After collection, cartons are recycled into a range of products including plasterboard liner and high strength paper bags and envelopes. Torfaen’s recycling rate is currently 37 per cent - just 3% short of the Welsh Assembly’s 2009-10 target. Visit www.tetrapakrecycling.co.uk|