Recycling in York

Type of plastic		Uses	Recycled in York	Recycled into
	Polyethylene terephthalate PET or PETE	Drinks bottles, medicine bottles, peanut butter jars, some supermarket trays	At kerbside	Back into bottles for soft drinks or turned into carpets, totebags and fibrefill stuffing for coats
	High density polyethylene HDPE	Milk, fruit juice, shampoo and soap bottles	At kerbside	Lumber like material used in furniture, crates and fencing
	Polyvinyl chloride PVC	Cling wraps, medicine blister packs, window frames	Empty window frames can be taken to household waste recycling centres*	Not commonly recycled, but can used for building and other materials
	Low density polyethylene LDPE	Cling wraps, sandwich bags, carrier bags	Carrier bags and plastic envelopes can be recycled at some supermarkets	Lumber like material used in furniture, crates and fencing
	Polypropylene PP	Takeaway containers, margarine and ice cream tubs	At “bring banks” located in the carparks of Sainsbury at Foss Island and Monks Cross	Ice scrapers, battery cables and rakes
	Polystyrene	Packing “nuts”, Styrofoam, tapes and CD cases	NO	Very lightweight and costly to recycle. Can be made into insulation
	Other	Mixed type of multi-layered plastic items	Take non-squashable hard plastic (eg garden furniture, broken toys and plastic boxes to the household waste recycling centres*	Hard to recycle due to the wide range of chemicals used

* York Household waste recycling centres are located at:

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