Recycle for Cornwall
The Recycle for Cornwall campaign has been developed to raise public awareness of recycling and to provide consumers with a compelling reason to recycle.

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2. Why should I recycle?

More than 60% of the waste produced by households can be recycled, by taking part in recycling you can help to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill. All of the materials you recycle can be passed on to reprocessors so they can turn them in to new products, using recycled materials to manufacture new items is cheaper than using raw materials and uses less energy. By recycling you will be helping to preserve natural resources and to protect the environment for you and for future generations.

3. What would happen if nobody recycled?

We recycle to save the world's resources. For example, there is a limit to the amount of oil from which we can make plastic or aluminium ore to make drinks cans. Resources that run out eventually are called 'finite resources'. By recycling these materials we can save finite resources for the future. By recycling, we also reduce the amount of rubbish which ends up in rubbish tips (also called landfill sites).
If no one recycled, we would eventually run out of finite resources and space to bury rubbish.

4. What can be recycled?

Nearly all the rubbish in your dustbin can be recycled although some materials are easier to recycle than others. To find out what you can recycle from home visit our home page and click the district you live in on the map. You can also look at the bring bank locator and input your postcode or town to find out what can be recycled near you. If you can't find what you are looking for, contact your District Council and ask to speak to the Recycling Officer, or contact the County Council's Waste Awareness Team.

5. What happens to all of the material I recycle?

Most materials are taken to the Recycling Centres in Bodmin or Redruth, where they are processed and transported to the recycling mills to be made into new products. Glass is either returned by Cornwall Cullet, to the manufacturer, where it will be recycled back into glass bottles and jars, or processed at Dean Quarry, St Keverne for aggregate in Cornish roads.