Cartons are made mainly from a natural renewable material, reducing the demand on the Earth’s non-renewable resources.
Cartons are lightweight and space-efficient, thereby lowering transport impacts.
Cartons are low-carbon packages helping to reduce climate impacts.
Cartons are recyclable, reducing packaging waste and saving valuable resources.
Cartons are collected in 94% of UK local authority areas making them easy to recycle.
Cartons have a strong environmental story to tell.
They are made mainly from wood fibre, a natural renewable resource, and are a low carbon packaging choice which can easily be recycled.
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE UK) represents leading beverage carton manufacturers, Tetra Pak, Elopak and SIG Combibloc, in profiling the environmental credentials of cartons. Please explore our website to find out more about recycling cartons and the work of ACE UK.New food and drink carton recycling launches in Cornwall
Cornwall residents can now take food and drink cartons and paper cups for recycling at seven Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) thanks to a partnership between ACE UK and Cornwall Council.
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In-store carton recycling trial for Tesco stores
Tesco, Kellogg and ACE UK have announced a five month trial to collect cartons at in-store recycling points. Carton recycling points will be introduced into eleven Tesco stores in England and Wales to test how prepared customers are to return the packaging to stores for recycling.
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Beverage carton recycling in the UK
- Total no. of
local
authorities 382 - Local authorities collecting
cartons 358 (94%) - Local authorities collecting cartons from kerbside 256 (68%)
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