Dataset
What happened to the recycling we collected from your home
Find out what happened to the recycling we collected from your home
Details
| Material | Weight in tons | Where is it recycled? | Percentage recycled in the UK | What is it reused for? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Textiles and shoes | 75 | Eastern Europe and West Africa | 0% | Reused as textiles and shoes |
| Mixed cans and plastics | 2,029 | UK | 100% | Baled, then mechanically sorted. Cans are sent for smelting and reuse, and plastics to various reprocessors for shredding and recycling |
| Glass, bottles, and jars | 6,997 | UK | 100% | New glass bottles and jars |
| Small electrical items | 68 | UK | 100% | Broken down and individual components are recycled |
| Cardboard | 5,154 | UK | 100% | Recycled into new cardboard products |
| Food waste | 7,970 | UK | 100% | Recycled to produce biogas and biofertiliser for use on brown field sites |
| Steel cans | 282 | UK | 100% | Smelted and reused in new products |
| Garden waste | 7,668 | UK | 100% | Composted locally to produce a nutrient-rich compost for local farms |
| Paper | 2,678 | UK | 100% | Recycled into new products, such as newsprint |
| Mixed plastics (tubs and trays) | 939 | UK and Europe | 90.5% | Plastics are shredded into flakes and granules that will be used to create new bottles, bags, and clothes |
| Aluminium cans and foil | 137 | UK | 100% | Smelted and reused to make new cans and many other products |
| Household and car batteries | 13 | UK | 100% | Reprocessed into new batteries or reused as raw materials |
Previous versions of our end use register for all our waste recycled from residents are available to download. These documents show where all the material goes for recycling.
Documents
Last updated 30 August 2024