What do the councils do with all the recycled stuff?

Question

Do they sell it?, and if so how much do they make?.

Should we be getting refunds on our council tax?

Answer 1

They send it to china to poison their children

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/...

Answer 2

It gets sold and helps towards the cost of collecting your rubbish. That is all taken into account in your Council Tax.  Try reading the statement that comes with your bill.  If you can't be bothered to read it, just pay up and stop whinging.

Answer 3

It is sold to firms that recycle & reprocess it to make Recycled Products ! Plastic Bottles are used to make Garden Furniture !

Answer 4

I think the probably sell it on to manufacturers who use recycled paper,plastic etc.good question tho,not something ihave every really thought about

Answer 5

they recycle it! duh! into more cans/cars etc. comon..what a sill question!