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What happens next?

 
bales with shipping container in the background
So, the material we collect has been separated, sorted and baled. Veolia Environmental Services then sells all of it on the world market to be recycled. What can all these materials be made into?

Paper

stack of newspapers
Cardboard gets remade as corrugated cardboard. Newspapers and leaflets are made into new newsprint. Other mixed paper is recycled to make new paper.


Cans

part of an aeroplane
From the ferrous and non-ferrous metals, many things can be produced, including new cans, car parts, aeroplane parts and ship parts.

 

Glass

road
The glass is crushed for road building in the south London area. It can also be used to make new glass.

 


Plastic

wheelie bins, one of them with a blue lid
The plastic bottles we collect from you are made into more plastic bottles. But recycled plastic can also be used to make garden furniture, fleece jackets, new wheelie bins, composters and video and CD cases, among other things. 

 

Learn more: facts about recycling in Greenwich
Learn more: the recycling process

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