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Did you know? The UK alone produces over eight
million tons of cardboard every year. This is the equivalent to
everyone in the country using 140 large cardboard boxes each per
year.
Cardboard is made of cellulose fibres from wood pulp. Cardboard
can be recycled up to five times before the fibres shorten and
begin to disintegrate.
What can you recycle and where in North Somerset?
Thin printed card
Thin printed card is often known as grey-board, this
is because on the unprinted side its grey in colour. Check the
inside of your card, if it's grey it's thin printed card!
- Thin printed card such as cereal boxes or ready-meal sleeves
can be recycled in your
recycling box, please flatten it first.
- If you have too much thin printed card for your box leave the
extra beside the box.
- If you live in a flat and have a
mini-recycling centre, put your thin printed card in the paper
recycling bin.
- You can recycle thin printed card in the same bank as paper at
the recycling
banks.
Plain brown corrugated cardboard
Corrugated cardboard can be very thin, please make
sure there is no printing or tape left on the cardboard when you
recycle it. This is because we compost the cardboard and there are
toxic chemical in the inks which damage the composting process.
- You can recycle plain brown corrugated cardboard in your
compost
bin.
Printed corrugated
cardboard
All types of card or cardboard
If you are unsure about what type of card or cardboard you have,
all types can be recycled at your local
recycling
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