Paper and Cardboard

We accept the following for recycling:

• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Cardboard and cardboard packaging
• Mixed household paper
• Telephone directories
• Reading books

We do NOT accept the following for recycling:

• Contaminated paper or cardboard, they must be dry.

Please separate paper into different types.

There are separate containers at the site for the different types. If you mix paper and cardboard it will affect the quality of the end product.

Newspapers and Glossy Magazines. These are recycled into new newspapers

Cardboard and Cardboard packaging including cereal and detergent boxes (please flatten), which is recycled into new cardboard

Mixed Household paper (e.g. junk mail, envelopes and bills)

Phonebooks

Reading Books

Waste Paper is sent to paper mills where it is turned into pulp. The recycled pulp can then be mixed with a percentage of virgin wood pulp fibres to produce recycled paper and cardboard

Some interesting facts about Paper Recycling:

• Paper and Cardboard make up 20% of the contents of your household bin.
• Using recycled paper to make new paper requires 28% less energy and less water than using virgin material.
• For every tonne of paper used for recycling, 17 trees are spared.