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Anglesey

Region: Wales

There are currently no carton recycling facilities in this area.

Angus

Region: Scotland

Residents can recycle their cartons from the kerbside in the grey recycling bin.

Cartons can also be recycled at the following bring bank sites:

1. Arbroath Recycling Centre, Cairnie Loan, Arbroath, DD11 4DS
2. Brechin Recycling Centre, Commerce Street, Brechin, DD9 7BD
3. Carnoustie Recycling Centre, Balmachie Road, Carnoustie, DD7 7ST
4. Montrose Recycling Centre, Broomfield Road, Montrose, DD10 8SY
5. Forfar Recycling Centre, Queenswell Road, Forfar, DD8 3JA
6. Kirriemuir Recycling Centre, Bellies Brae, Kirriemuir, DD8 4EB
7. Monifiethh Recycling Centre, Riverview Drive, Monifieth, DD5 4NH

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Recycling

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Following significant investment from our members and our work with Local Authorities and others, the overwhelming majority of UK Local Authorities now recycle liquid cartons, either through household kerbside collections or ACE UK’s own bring bank network. The Government has also confirmed that cartons will be included in the core list of recyclable materials that all English Local Authorities must collect from households at the kerbside starting from 2026, under Simpler Recycling reforms.

How are liquid cartons recycled?

The baled cartons are dropped into a pulper, which resembles a giant food mixer. They are pulped with water for around 20 minutes, which delaminates the packaging, breaking it down into a slurry.

The different layers of material are then separated, and the fibre is recycled at the on-site paper mill. 

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