Recycling ‘second nature’ to 40% of UK adults

More than half (58%) of UK adults say they would be more likely to recycle their used food and drink cartons knowing that they would be recycled into other materials in the UK instead of being shipped abroad for recycling.

The Tetra Pak research into consumer attitudes to recycling also found that recycling is now ‘second nature’ to 40 per cent of UK adults, with more than a quarter (29 per cent) having a set routine that they follow for recycling.

Tetra Pak says it’s committed to increasing the global recycling rate of its beverage cartons from 20 per cent in 2010 to 40 per cent by 2020

“Consumers rightly take an interest in how their used packaging is dealt with and want to see their beverage cartons recycled in the UK,” observes Rupert Maitland-Titterton, environment and communications director at Tetra Pak UK. “They see a variety of benefits in UK-based recycling as do we at Tetra Pak. We are constantly seeking to innovate to improve the environmental footprint of our cartons. From pioneering sugar cane-based plastics to FSC certification of our paperboard, UK carton recycling is another step along the path of continued improvement of the environmental profile of the carton.”