Bulk Recycling Collection - Paper, Cardboard and Plastic

Are you producing baled paper, baled cardboard or baled plastic? Or are you producing enough to segregate and bale?

If so, Pure Planet Recycling can offer you money back for this material. Using our knowledge and our extensive contacts throughout the UK we are confidently able to offer a UK wide bulk recycling collection service for bulked and baled cardboard, baled plastic and baled paper.

We operate using a network of approved suppliers and leading recycling facilities to provide a one stop solution for turning your waste into a dependable revenue stream.

Contact us today to arrange a waste audit on your site.

Waste Recycling Facts

UK households produced 30.5 million tonnes of waste in 2003/04, of which 17% was collected for recycling. (source: defra.gov.uk) This figure is still quite low compared to some of our neighbouring EU countries, some recycling over 50% of their waste. There is still a great deal of waste which could be recycled that ends up in landfill sites which is harmful to the environment.

Recycling is an excellent way of saving energy and conserving the environment. Did you know that:

  • 1 recycled tin can would save enough energy to power a television for 3 hours
  • 1 recycled glass bottle would save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes
  • 1 recycled plastic bottle would save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 3 hours
  • 70% less energy is required to recycle paper compared with making it from raw materials.

Recycling Waste Paper

A few facts about waste paper:

  • Recycled paper produces 73% less air pollution than if it was made from raw materials
  • 12.5 million tonnes of paper and cardboard are used annually in the UK
  • The average person in the UK gets through 38kg of newspapers per year
  • It takes 24 trees to make 1 ton of newspaper.

Recycling Waste Plastic

A few facts about waste plastic:

  • 275,000 tonnes of plastic are used each year in the UK, that's about 15 million bottles per day
  • Most families throw away about 40kg of plastic per year, which could otherwise be recycled
  • The use of plastic in Western Europe is growing about 4% each year
  • Plastic can take up to 500 years to decompose.

Contact us today to arrange a bulk recycling collection.