Why Recycle?
Throwing things away in our refuse sacks to be buried in landfill is a waste of valuable materials which can be used again and again to make new products; recycling saves energy and resources.
Recycling Rate
Eden's recycling rate in 2010-2011 was 44% thanks to a combination of kerbside collection schemes and recycle points and to the hard efforts of Eden residents. Of 22,669 tonnes of household waste generated last year, an impressive 10,042 tonnes were either recycled or composted.
How materials collected in Eden are recycled and reused
|
Product |
What happens to it |
Where it is recycled or reused |
| Glass |
Recycled into new bottles and jars |
Alloa, Clackmannanshire |
| Aluminium foil |
Recycled into engine parts |
Preston |
| Cans |
Recycled into new aluminium and steel cans |
Hartlepool |
| Paper and card |
Recycled into new paper products |
Deeside, Flintshire |
| Plastics |
Recycled into a variety of plastic products |
Rochdale |
| Plastic bags |
Recycled into a variery of plastic products |
Rochdale |
| Textiles |
Reused (worn again) |
To West Bromwich then shipped abroad to various countries |
| Shoes |
Reused (worn again) |
To West Bromwich then shipped abroad to various countries |
| Books |
Reused (read again) |
Penrith (British Heart Foundation shop) |
| Garden waste |
Composted |
Hespin Wood (Carlisle), Ivegill, Kirkby Stephen |
