75 |
Eastern Europe and West Africa |
0% |
Reused as textiles and shoes |
2,029 |
UK |
100% |
Baled, then mechanically sorted. Cans are sent for smelting and reuse, and plastics to various reprocessors for shredding and recycling |
6,997 |
UK |
100% |
New glass bottles and jars |
68 |
UK |
100% |
Broken down and individual components are recycled |
5,154 |
UK |
100% |
Recycled into new cardboard products |
7,970 |
UK |
100% |
Recycled to produce biogas and biofertiliser for use on brown field sites |
282 |
UK |
100% |
Smelted and reused in new products |
7,668 |
UK |
100% |
Composted locally to produce a nutrient-rich compost for local farms |
2,678 |
UK |
100% |
Recycled into new products, such as newsprint |
939 |
UK and Europe |
90.5% |
Plastics are shredded into flakes and granules that will be used to create new bottles, bags, and clothes |
137 |
UK |
100% |
Smelted and reused to make new cans and many other products |
13 |
UK |
100% |
Reprocessed into new batteries or reused as raw materials |