All of our glass and plastic waste is collected and sorted by Cumbria Waste Group. Glass gets remelted, and plastic gets recycled into new packaging. No landfill.
Any excess waste we produce, rather than getting chucked into landfill, is bundled up and reprocessed to become bales of RDF, or Refuse-Derived Fuel. These bales of RDF are often exported to Europe, particularly Germany, and used to generate heat and electricity for communal purposes at recovery plants.
We know that there are hundreds of different recycling logos and other symbols that can certainly make things rather confusing.
Thanks to Mark and Andy, we learned that there are only four main groups of waste to remember for recycling in South Lakeland: Bottles, Pots, Tubs, and Trays. Much easier to remember!