HIGH PEAK
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED
Dale Court, 11 Dew Pond Lane, BUXTON Derbyshire SK17 7LF
Tel 01298 77537 Fax 01298 26303 E-mail info@hpes.co.uk

Registered in England - Reg. No. 3064705 - Registered Office as above. V.A,T. Reg. No. 616 3329 52

CARDBOARD

How is it re-cycled?

Cardboard is one of the most straightforward materials to re-cycle. At our premises it is sorted & baled into "mill sized bales", which weigh about half a tonne each. When there are enough bales to make a load they are delivered to a board mill, where the bales are broken & stirred in water to create pulp, then rolled & dried to be formed into new cardboard.

What can be re-cycled?

Corrugated brown cardboard is easily recognised, but printed cardboard, such as cereal & frozen food packaging, electrical goods boxes etc, can all be re-cycled.

What causes problems with re-cycling?

Materials which are not cardboard, such as expanded polystyrene & other loose fill materials, polythene & various plastics, not only cannot be re-cycled into cardboard, but if included may cause the board mill to reject the whole load, which may then have to go to landfill. This means manually removing such materials for disposal. Not only does this increase the cost of baling the cardboard, but also creates an additional cost for the waste disposal.

In addition materials such as glass, electrical goods, timber, food waste etc not only cannot be re-cycled into cardboard, but present a health & safety hazard to our staff.

How can I re-cycle my cardboard?

Either bring it to our premises - there is a cage at the gateway where you can place it at anytime, or we can collect it from you for a small charge - please contact us for details.

We can provide rollcages for hire to store cardboard. If you produce larger quantities of cardboard we can provide demountable bins.