Journey of a Steel Can
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Journey of a Plastic Milk Bottle
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Journey of an Aluminium Aerosol Can
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Journey of a Cardboard Box
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Journey of a Plastic Shampoo Bottle
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Here’s how the recycling process works for some of the most commonly recycled materials:
When you want to help the environment by giving used plastic bottles, cans, tins and cardboard boxes another life, your first step is putting it in the recycling bin.
But have you ever wondered what happens next to transform it into a new item?
Collection from your kerbside in Nottinghamshire is the responsibility of the local and District and Borough Councils, who deliver the waste to us as the waste contractor for Nottinghamshire County Council.