So your recycling lands in the depot at Paignton, but then what happens?
It's a question that we get asked a lot, so here is a breakdown of what happens to Torbay's recycling and where in the UK it goes to be recycled.
Aluminium Cans - Warrington, Cheshire
Cans are melted down and used to make new cans.
Batteries - Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Broken down and toxic heavy metal recovered for reprocessing.
Cardboard - Caerphilly, Wales
Recycled into new cardboard packaging.
Cartons (Tetra Pak) - Caerphilly, Wales
Recycled into new cardboard packaging.
Cooking Oil - Newton Abbot
Refined and reprocessed into biodiesel fuels.
Food Waste - Holsworthy, Devon
Anaerobic digestion, producing biogas which is used to generate power, provide heat and produce compost.
Glass - Kirby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Recycled into glass bottles and jars.
Green Waste - Paignton
Composted and then used instead of chemical fertiliser in agriculture.
Metal - Wokingham, Berkshire
Broken down into component parts and metals and plastics re-used.
Paper - Kings Lynn, Norfolk
Recycled into paper for newspapers and for energy production.
Plastic - Manchester
Recycled into new plastic food packaging.
Tyres - Castle Cary, Somerset
Shredded, granulated and remade into soft surfaces for play areas and horse training areas.
Wood - Winkleigh, Devon
Shredded and reprocessed for use in board manufacturing and animal bedding.