Container Information

These are crushed into a large block, and transported in bales weighing over 20 tons and containing over 1.2 million containers. These bales are sold as a commodity, and the aluminum is melted down and reformed into more cans. The entire process of recycling the old container, refilling it and getting it on the store shelf takes less than 60 days.

Recycled into pellets for use in manufacturer of non-food bottles 80+% recycled with less than 20% being sub-standard material or containments

Recycled into pellets for use in manufacturer of non-food bottles 80+% recycled with less than 20% being sub-standard material or contaminants

Energy recovery through gasification (incineration) due to low volumes and scarce end markets

Plastic containers are squashed, shredded and the resulting plastic flakes are manufactured into new bottles, buckets and pails. Other applications include fleece clothing and high grade carpet.

Clear glass containers are crushed and the glass is formed into tiny spheres. The spheres are added to road paint used to mark the lines on roads. This is what makes the lines reflective. Coloured glass is used to make fibreglass insulation for homes.

Drink boxes are made up of three material types: paper, aluminum lining and plastic coating. Each container goes through a hydro-pulping process that separates these different material types. The resulting paper pulp is then used to make cardboard boxes of all shapes, sizes and colours.

Beverage containers made of metal tins and cans are baled and melted down to be turned into scrap metal, which can then be used as construction rebar.

For bag-in-a-box containers, the plastic bag and box are separated and recycled. The pulp manufactured from bag-in-a-box and gable-top containers is fairly coarse, so the new paper made from it is quite strong. That makes it suitable for tough objects like cardboard boxes.

Gable-top cartons are made only of paper and plastic. Each container goes through a hydro-pulping process that separates the different material types. The resulting paper pulp is then used for all kinds of industrial paper products.

The plastic in these containers is separated out and can be mixed with other types of plastic to make park benches, bins and other sturdy products.