Allpack Sustainability Packaging Guide V6 - Flipbook - Page 13
Recyclability
Revealed...
Recycling is not exclusive to plastics. There are several
materials that should not be dismissed. These items
can be collected in the UK via your recycling bin.
The trend in recycling has taken a turn, with most
households actively recycling packaging.
However, it is not always clear if it can be recycled.
There are in fact seven recycling codes for plastics,
which remain dependent on local authorities to sort
and recycle correctly.
Cardboard
Paper (including newspapers, junk mail and
magazines, excluding books)
Phone books, directories and catalogues
Food tins, drinks cans, biscuit tins (metal),
aerosols, hairspray, polishes etc.
PET or PETE (clear plastic bottles / fruit
punnets)
Most widely recycled by UK councils, turned into
昀氀eece, strapping and carpets.
HDPE (milk bottles, shampoo bottles, cleaning
products)
Widely recycled by UK councils. Technology
means they can be recycled into milk bottles.
LDPE (Bread bags, bubble wrap, carrier bags,
squeezable bottles)
Can be recycled by UK councils, turned into bin
liners.
PP (Packing tape, plastic straws, take-away tubs,
plastic picnic ware)
Can be recycled by UK councils, turned into
brooms, bushes, garden rakes and plastic trays.
codes PVC/PS/Other
3,6&7
Not generally recycled in the UK, although category & (other) some items can now be recycled at
various local supermarkets.
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