Aseptic Container Recycling

Why recycle your cartons.

Aseptic container recycling.

Polyethylene is used as a barrier on the inner and outer sides of aseptic packaging. Cartons are moving in on your shelf space. Take the bin to the curb. Get the full story.

Pinterest facebook twitter linkedin. Frozen food boxes such as butter boxes ice cream containers take out containers. Do not include these items in your recycling container. We re committed to sustainable carton recycling and work to promote and encourage more effective widespread recycling programs.

Give cartons new life. These go in the garbage. Photos which require attribution. To establish the carton council an organization committed to limiting the number of cartons that become waste.

3300 airport road denton tx 76207 email. Understand plastic recycling view my schedule on my phone see what items i can can t recycle view your available containers work for bra my services huron county. Aseptic boxes are a combination of plastic metal and paper and milk and juice cartons also known as gable top containers contain a moisture barrier. Several materials are layered together to provide the level of protection required for aseptic packaging standards including.

Click here if carton recycling is not yet available in your area. Aseptic boxes milk cartons msw facts. In 2009 tetra pak joined together with other carton manufactures in the u s. These layers protect against moisture entering or exiting the container.

Aseptic processing is a processing technique wherein commercially thermally sterilized liquid products typically food or pharmaceutical are packaged into previously sterilized containers under sterile conditions to produce shelf stable products that do not need refrigeration. Tetra pak packaged juices by tetra pak is licensed under cc2 0. I was a leader for whole foods market for over 2 decades. Buy beverages in bulk to reduce packaging waste or choose products sold in recyclable packaging.

The fibers are impregnated with moisture resistant. Aseptic processing has almost completely replaced in container sterilization of liquid foods including milk fruit. 470 000 tons of milk cartons or 0 2 of municipal solid waste msw by weight 60 000 tons of aseptic boxes or 0 03 of msw by weight. But similar to composite containers or single use coffee pods aseptic containers can be difficult to recycle because they combine several different materials that can t be separated very easily.