Tetrapak: the name 'Tetrapak' is a trade/brand name for a type of packaging made by a specific manufacturer.  The word tetrapak has since been adopted to cover the range of other manufacturers' packaging/cartons, similar in style and construction to the original tetrapak brand.  Ready-made custard juice, milk and soup cartons are typical examples of non-branded tetrapak style of packaging.

The packaging is usually made up of a number of layers (known as composite).  Some have spouts or pouring devices incorporated into the design, but only to make pouring easier.  The confusing bit is not all cartons have as many layers and therefore some can be recycled, especially if they are all made of paper and card.  The only way to tell the difference is to pull the item apart, however we do not expect public to dismantle every carton before recycling it!

Special bins allocated at our Recycling Banks are located:

- Tesco - Great Notley, Braintree

- Tesco - Marks Farm, Braintree

- Morrisons, Witham

- Butler Road Car Park, Halstead

- Stoneham Street Car Park, Coggeshall

These sites accept all styles and makes of tetrapaks/cartons.