Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

What happens to our recycling?

The Recycled Waste Journey

Once your pink recycling sacks and clear textile sacks are collected from your doorstep they are taken to a local transfer station where the clear sacks are separated from the pink ones and go on a different journey.

The following pages also follow the food and garden waste journeys, as well as what happens to the materials collected from the mini recycling centres.

Last updated: 4th May 2010