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Newspaper is recycled back into newsprint: yesterday's newspapers become tomorrow's front pages |
Other paper (magazines etc) is recycled into cardboard |
On average, each household in Wiltshire recycles 35kgs of newspaper and magazines a year |
Recycling one tonne of paper saves up to 70% of the energy used in manufacturing from virgin materials and requires 40% less water |
You can add non-glossy paper to your home composting |
The paper we collect is sent to Aylesford Newsprint in Kent, this is one of the largest paper recycling plants in Europe. All inks, glues and staples are washed out with soapy water and the cleaned paper pulp is sent to a paper-making machine. 
The resulting high quality newsprint paper supplies national and local newspapers throughout the UK and Europe.
New newspapers could be coming back to you, in the newsagents or through your door, within three to four weeks. Click here for more information.
Yellow Pages can be recycled at a number of Household Recycling Centres in Wiltshire to coincide with the delivery of the 4 editions across the county and surrounding regions.
Recycling banks will be in place for 8 weeks following the delivery of the new Yellow Pages:
Swindon Yellow Pages from March – Purton, Compton Bassett, Devizes and Everleigh HRCs
Southampton Yellow Pages from June – Amesbury and Salisbury HRCs
Bath Yellow Pages from September – Warminster, Trowbridge, Melksham and Stanton St Quintin HRCs
Bournemouth Yellow Pages from November – Warminster HRC
Yellow pages also offer their Yellow Woods Challenge for schools. Schools need to inform their local district council if they want to participate. Details on the scheme can be found at www.yellow-woods.co.uk/
What happens to Yellow Pages when they are recycled?
Collected directories have their covers and glue removed, pages are shredded and used for many different purposes. These include: use in cardboard, loft insulation, packaging, jiffy bags, egg boxes and animal bedding.
Page last checked Feb 2008
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