The council announced yesterday (22 December) that it is funding the provision of the banks to allow residents to “responsibly dispose of the material”.
Tetra Pak is used for products such as juice cartons and Pringle-style tubes.
Due to the three components in the material being paper, plastic, and aluminium, it is often considered a hard-to-recycle material and requires specialist processing.
The additional Tetra Pak banks are located at existing recycling banks at Alresford Parish Council, Bradfield Parish Council, Brightlingsea Co-Op, Great Bentley Cricket Pavilion, Barrack Lane, Harwich, Station car park, Walton-on-the-Naze.
The council already has Tetra Pak recycling banks at existing sites across the area, and decided to add a further six at a meeting in November.
It is thought that the banks will reduce contamination in kerbside recycling streams.
ACE UK collects the material from the banks and takes them for recycling at its own dedicated food and drink carton reprocessing facility in Stainland near Halifax, West Yorkshire.
‘Help the environment’
Michael Talbot, cabinet member for environment, commented: “We know people are looking at ways to do more to help the environment, so putting in place measures such as this, making it easier for people to recycle commonly used products, will help with that.”
“So please do come and use these sites – their locations means it is easy to tie in with other trips too so you’re not adding to your carbon footprint.
“Recycling is but one way to help the environment, though, and we would also encourage people to think about how they can reduce and re-use products too.”
Councillor Talbot added that due to the “specialist nature” of the material it was not feasible to make this part of a kerbside collection.
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