Can I recycle it?
Cartons are not collected as part of your recycling collection. It's something we'll be introducing soon, though.
In the meantime, many of our Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) across Cornwall have collection points for cartons.
Please wash and squash cartons and replace the caps before putting them in the recycling bank at the HWRC.
All the food and drink cartons collected at our recycling banks go to ACE UK's dedicated recycling plant near Halifax.
Which container?
Cartons go in your rubbish bin.
When is my collection day?
Useful information
Household Waste and Recycling Centres
View our Household Waste Recycling Centres to find
- location maps
- opening times
- materials accepted
You can also find your nearest centre by entering your postcode on our my area page.
For safety reasons, no public pedestrian access is allowed through the entrance or exit gates at any of our household waste recycling centres.
We now take commercial waste at our St Erth and Launceston HWRCs. You’ll need to book a slot in advance using our online booking system. To find out more, visit: Commercial Waste at HWRCs.
We only take waste from households at our other sites.