You can now recycle your paper-based drinks and liquid food cartons, such as those made by Tetra Pak, at various points within the city. Carton collection banks can be found at:
- Milner road household waste sorting site, Milner Road, Yeadon, LS19 7JE
- Owlcoates shopping centre, Pudsey, Leeds, LS28 7JE
- Meanwood Road waste sorting site, Meanwood Road, Leeds, LS7 2LP
- White Rose shopping, Dewsbury Road, Leeds, LS11 8LU
- Thorp Arch household waste sorting site, Thorp Arch industrial estate, Wetherby, Leeds, LS23 7BJ
Each year, UK beverage carton manufacturers produce 55,000 tonnes of paper-based cartons for milk, juice, sauces and other liquid food/drinks. This equates to around 2.3kg of cartons per household which could be recycled instead of thrown in the rubbish bin.
We are working with Tetra Pak and the carton industry body ACE UK (Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) to establish carton collection points at key recycling points for residents to take their empty cartons to be recycled.
Once collected, the cartons can be taken away to be baled, transported to a recycling mill. They can be recycled into a number of different products, ranging from plasterboard liner to high-strength paper bags and envelopes.