Carton Recycling

You can now recycle your paper-based drinks and liquid food cartons, such as those made by Tetra Pak, at various points within the borough. Carton collection banks can be found at:

• Tesco’s, North Lane, Teddington
• Sainsbury’s, The Avenue, Hampton
• Richmond Road Jctn with Sion Road, Twickenham
• Lonsdale Road Jctn with Verdun Road, Barnes

Please wash and squash your cartons before you recycle them.

Please do not throw anything else in the carton recycling bin to contaminate the recycling collection.

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.

The Council is 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 – to collect paper-based cartons only - for residents to take their empty cartons to be recycled. These collection points are emptied by Tetra Pak not the Council contractors.

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.

For more information visit www.tetrapakrecycling.co.uk.