Sort Out the Card You Throw Away ; Council Chiefs Are Urging Homeowners Across North Somerset to Take Extra Care When Recycling Different Types of Cardboard.

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Council chiefs are urging homeowners across North Somerset to take extra care when recycling different types of cardboard.

North Somerset Council waste bosses say they are experiencing problems with residents trying to recycle both plain and printed corrugated cardboard at various recycling banks across the district, which has led to the contamination of the paper and card recycling. North Somerset Council executive member for environment, Councillor Carl Francis-Pester, said: "When loads are contaminated like this they are rejected by the recycling re-processor and end up in landfill.

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Sort Out the Card You Throw Away ; Council Chiefs Are Urging Homeowners Across North Somerset to Take Extra Care When Recycling Different Types of Cardboard.

"In the current market for recyclable materials, even sligh...

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