Composite food and beverage cartons

From Wikiwaste

Cartons are a composite packaging material - in other words they are not made from paper alone but comprise of about 75% paper, 20% plastic (polyethylene) and 5% aluminium foil (for long-life products).

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 500 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes Reporting Period
Vale of Glamorgan Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Cowbridge Compost Ltd The Lodge, Llwynhelig, Gibbots Hill, Cowbridge, Vale Of Glamorgan Composite food and beverage cartons 6,487.17 Apr21 - Mar22
Darlington Borough Council Source segregated recyclate Exporter - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Brecks FarmSelby RoadLeedsLS25 5EL Composite food and beverage cartons 761.53 Apr21 - Mar22