Metal cans, aerosols and foil

Our recycling banks are provided for public use for the collection of cans, aerosols and clean foil. These banks are serviced our Recycling Vehicle Crew. Pubs, hotels and restaurants can also recycle their empty cans free of charge, via private recycling schemes.

All the metal cans that the DLGE collects is taken to a company in Union Mills called Island Can Recycling (Tel: 304008) where the cans are sorted and baled. The aluminium bales are then shipped to Novelis which is an aluminium recycling plant in Warrington, Cheshire and the aluminium can be back on our shelves within 6 short weeks! Steel is shipped off-Island to recycling companies in the North West of England.

Please note the table below includes both steel and aluminium combined from 2009

Table 1 - Cans recycled via public recycling sites (tonnes)

Month	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
January	1.42	1.74	1.86	2.21	2.10	2.02	6.87
February	1.57	1.41	1.42	1.67	1.74	1.54	4.46
March	1.82	1.52	1.10	1.49	1.56	2.10	4.82
April	1.47	1.62	1.36	1.69	2.28	1.77	4.76
May	2.17	1.95	1.77	2.28	1.99	1.69	6.42
June	1.93	1.73	1.73	2.12	2.20	2.70	6.84
July	1.77	1.74	2.26	2.07	2.56	1.77
August	2.08	2.01	1.73	2.13	2.27	3.60
September	1.61	1.64	1.67	1.82	2.53	3.78
October	1.43	1.86	1.73	2.12	1.93	2.86
November	1.91	1.28	1.46	1.54	1.79	4.10
December	1.65	1.55	2.12	1.86	2.53	4.75
Annual Total	20.83	20.05	20.21	23.00	25.48	32.68
Compared to previous year					+10.78%	+ 28%
Current running total	-	-	-	-		17.19
Running total (same period previous year)	-	-	-	-		16.70
Current running total compared to previous year	-	-	-	-		+2.9%

Aluminium recycling tonnages have remained fairly constant between 2004 and 2006, rather than increasing in tonnage, as has been observed for glass & paper. One of the main reasons for this is due to DLGE's cessation of aluminium can collections from 'commercial' premises (e.g. pubs and hotels) in 2005. However, In advance of this cessation, all pubs and hotels were contacted by the DLGE and given alternative, cost-free aluminium recycling options, in order that an uninterrupted aluminium recycling service could be maintained at their premises. One of the main benefits of the DLGE's recycling vehicle stopping these collections, is that it has given us additional operational capacity and vehicle driver time, which we have been able to utilise to collect more paper, glass and cans from public recycling sites and schools.

Aluminium cans, foil & aerosols (tonnes) recycled via kerbside collections which began in November 2008

November 2008 - June 2010 (inclusive) 24.19 tonnes.

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