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1Cardboard
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2Electricals
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3Food
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4Garden waste
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5Glass
Glass
Glass
Where is it taken?
The glass is collected from the kerbside mixed with other recycling. It is taken to a materials recovery facility (MRF) in the UK where it is sorted into individual waste streams. Find out more about Materials Recovery Facilities here.
Glass 0-10mm
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Tarmac, Sapphire Energy Recovery |
Cotesbach Landfill, Gibbet Lane, Shawell, LE17 6AA, UK |
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100.00% |
Glass 10-50mm
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Recresco Ltd |
Manisty Wharf, North Road, Elesmere Port, Merseyside, CH65 1AB, UK. |
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23.34% |
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URM (UK) Limited |
South Kirkby Plant, 49 Lidgate Crescent, Langthwaite Grange Industrial Est, South Kirkby, WF9 3NR, UK. |
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70.02% |
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Cello Recycling Ltd |
Veolia ES (UK) Ltd Alexandra Warehouse, Ravenhead Road, St Helens, Merseryside, WA10 3LR |
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6.64% |
What happens to it?
The high quality glass is crushed, washed and melted down to be used in new glass products. The lower quality mixed glass is used as aggregate for roads.
End market
UK.
End products
Recycled glass and aggregate.
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