Can We Recycle Laminated Paper

Paper and plastic cannot be recycled once mixed together because water is used to break down paper and heat is used to break down plastic.

Can we recycle laminated paper.

Laminated paper is not recyclable. Accepted waste terracycle has created a zero waste solution for laminated paper packaging. Laminated paper cannot be recycled in the usual way by a recycling plant. Laminated paper is difficult to recycle as the paper can t be separated from the laminated plastic.

Use this box to recycle any type of non recyclable paper packaging. If laminated paper does end up at a paper recycling mill it can contaminate the rest of the recycled paper. There are many ways to reuse the paper so that it becomes a useful material in your home rather than sitting in a land fill. Therefore it s important to use laminated paper sparingly and to re use it as much as possible before discarding it.

While the packaging is brilliant at keeping foods fresher for longer once aluminium foil paper and plastic have been laminated there s no easy way of getting them apart and recovering the materials. But you can recycle the paper by reusing it yourself at home. At the moment most of it ends up in landfill or is incinerated.