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Each year, UK beverage carton manufacturers produce approximately 55,000 tonnes of paper-based cartons for milk, juice, sauces and other liquid foods and drinks. This equates to around 2.3kg of cartons per household which could be recycled instead of thrown in the rubbish bin. In response, Woking is working with the carton industry to establish carton collection points at key recycling centres for residents to take their empty cartons to be recycled.

In common with many authorities, cartons cannot be placed into household recycling bins in Woking, so the new project means that used cartons can now be recycled through special collection bins which will be located at local Superstore recycling points and the Recycling Centre in Kestrel Way.

Once collected, the cartons can be taken away to be recycled into a number of different products ranging from plasterboard liner to high-strength paper bags and envelopes.

The introduction of carton collections in the Borough follows a long line of improvements that have been made over the past year by Woking Borough Council. These include the introduction of the household fortnightly recycling collection service and the installation of town centre recycling bins.

The scheme is being run in conjunction with Tetra Pak Ltd and the carton industry body ACE UK (Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment).

Cllr Anne Murray, Woking Borough Council's Portfolio Holder for Recycling, said:

?I'm really pleased that we can offer residents another facility to recycle even more waste and I would like to thank Tetra Pak for supporting us in helping to increase the number of cartons recycled in our Borough. These new recycling bins around the Borough will build on our existing arrangements for recycling and provide another outlet to divert recyclables away from landfill sites.?