Metals
Aluminium & Steel Cans
Where is it taken?
Metals is collected from the kerbside mixed with other recycling. It is taken to a materials recovery facility (MRF) in the UK where it is sorted into individual waste streams. It is then transported for recycling.
Find out more about Materials Recovery Facilities here.
What happens to it?
Once separated out at the MRF the metals are sent for recycling to these locations:
Steel - Morris and Co and EMR, UK
Steel - Sims Group UK Limited, Nottingham, UK
Aluminium - Brittania Beverages, Thailand
End market
UK and Thailand.
End products
Recycled metal sheets ready to be turned into more cans and metal items.
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