###  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?



 

 

 



 [   ![Recyclable items](/sites/g/files/dvc1716/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2026/08/Kerbside%20Recycling%20Landing%20Page.png.webp?itok=Xc3MwqBh)   



 ](/nottinghamshirerecycles "What should go in your recycling bin?") 

  

 [What should go in your recycling bin?](/nottinghamshirerecycles "What should go in your recycling bin?") 

 Simpler Recycling changes mean we can now recycle more at home. 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 [Find out more](/nottinghamshirerecycles "Find out more") 





 

 

 

 

 [   ![Recycling collections](/sites/g/files/dvc1716/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2014/11/recycling_collection_push_0.jpg.webp?h=dd7a311b&itok=gH1BFwDH "Recycling collections")   



 ](/recycling/what-happens-my-waste-and-recycling/kerbside-recycling "Who collects my bins?") 

  

 [Who collects my bins?](/recycling/what-happens-my-waste-and-recycling/kerbside-recycling "Who collects my bins?") 

 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. 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 [Who collects my bins?](/recycling/what-happens-my-waste-and-recycling/kerbside-recycling "Who collects my bins?") 





 

 

 

 

 [   ![Veolia nottinghamshire What Happens To Your Waste?](/sites/g/files/dvc1716/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2014/10/NOTTS-WHAT-HAPPENS_450PX-325PX_2_0.jpg.webp?h=1e7f5534&itok=RPMbrD-A "Veolia nottinghamshire What Happens To Your Waste?")   



 ](/Whathappenstomywaste "What happens to my waste and recycling?") 

  

 [What happens to my waste and recycling?](/Whathappenstomywaste "What happens to my waste and recycling?") 

 Where does your waste and recycling go? Find out more here! 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 [What happens to my waste](/Whathappenstomywaste "What happens to my waste")