Tetra Pak revolutionized the packaging and distribution of food products in the 1950's. Tetra Pak is now the most widely used food packaging supplier worldwide.
Reduce | Reuse | Recycle | Facilities
How do I go green?
Reduce
Use broth cubes, or make your homemade broth from a chicken or turkey carcass or a supply of autumn harvest veggies and freeze it in recycled plastic containers. The quantity and quality of homemade outweighs the convenience of store-bought.
Reuse
Cutting open Tetra Pak drink cartons reveals the silver interior, which can be a desirable material for kids crafting projects. There are number of websites outlining how to make a Tetra Pak wallet and other cool crafts from an old carton.
Recycle
Clean Tetra Pak containers are now accepted in the CRD blue box with your other containers. Wash out and Tetra Paks for recycling. Tetra Paks will be sent to a facility that separates the composite materials through a soaking process, the paper slurry is used to produce new paper products and the foil and polyethylene is skimmed off for further recycling.
Facilities
Hartland Recycling Facility
# 1 Hartland Avenue
Victoria
250-360-3030
Pacific Mobile Depots
Victoria
250-893-3851
The Environmental Story
Tetra Pak broth cartons are a lightweight, easy to store and transport alternative to glass or plastic vessels. The construction of paper from sustainable forest sources, layered with aluminum and polyethylene allows for long term food preservation at room temperature. Billions of Tetra Pak cartons have ended up carelessly thrown into the trash, but over the last few decades many moves have been made to recycle this composite material.
Save the Date!
This year, Hartland Happening is on Sunday June 24th.
10:30 am to 3:00 pm
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Questions? Call the CRD Hotline.
We can answer your questions on the Hartland landfill, composting, household hazardous waste, recycling and more!
t: 250.360.3030
toll-free: 1.800.663.4425 #3030
Go blue. It's the right thing to do.
Use CRD Blue Boxes & Bags at the curb.