How we recycle paper and card
Paper and card can easily be recycled. Make sure you separate it and it's clean, dry and ready for collection. Your local district council has details of how they collect paper and card for recycling.
The collected paper and card is send to the paper mill in Snodland for processing.
Paper and card can be recycled approximately 7 times and even the fibres that cannot be made into paper again are recycled into other products, for example they can be used as compost.
Last year Kent recycled nearly 30,000 tonnes of paper and card.
Our video explains how paper and card is recycled at the paper mill.
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Recycling paper and card - video transcript
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