The plant will be operational from 2013 and capable of recycling 25,000 tonnes of cartons sorted from household and commercial waste streams by local authorities and their waste management contractors.
Collection coverage for beverage cartons is already high. As a result of close working between Ace UK and local authorities, 89% of households can recycle cartons – either through kerbside collection or through the industry’s own bring-bank system – compared to just 20% in 2006.
Kerbside coverage in the UK has increased tenfold from 4% of local authorities in 2006 to 43% in 2012.
Source: Ace UK
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