Firstly check that your local authority can accept them through their website or by giving them a ring. A few local authorities do collect them at the kerbside, then segregate them from paper and other materials either at a Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) or at the kerbside itself and some local authorities provide recycling banks specifically for beverage cartons at recycling centres.

Beverage Cartons are a composite packaging material, in other words they are not made from paper alone but comprise of about 75% paper, 20% plastic (polyethylene) and 5% aluminium foil (for long-life products). So they can’t be reprocessed with other paper and cardboard.