Cardboard

Household Recycling Centres

Cardboard is collected in separate bins at the household recycling centres. It is then transported to a cardboard mill where it is separated into type and graded. It is washed to remove film, glue and ink and mixed with water to create a pulp which is made into new paper and card products.

Did you know? A newspaper can be recycled and back on the shelf in under a week!

2,500 tonnes of cardboard was recycled last year at Household Recycling Centres.

St Albans, Milton Keynes and Sittingbourne -  Cardboard from the Household Recycling Centres is sent to a sites in Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Kent to be recycled.

If you are unsure what cardboard you can recycle use the Waste Wizard below to find out: