Tetrapak-reusable or not exactly so

Tetrapaks are everywhere in all kind of stores. They are labeled as an eco-green friendly, easy for recycle and very comfortable.
According to last statics, tetra-paks are so common, that the customers in UK are using more than 4 billion cartons annually.
There is just one tinny question. Are they really reusable? Despite the fact that cartons are made by 75 percent wood, there is something else- a plastic and even an aluminum foil!
This cannot be reused. Tetrapaks, used by world-famous company such as Innocent Drinks, Ribena, Tropicana, Covent Garden soups are actually products, which can not to be recycled.
They are mixture from plastic, paper and metal, which make them difficult to recycle. For instance milk cartons contain polyethylene plastic on their cap. The Aseptic cartons are even worst, because they contain aluminum.
These facts put many questions, especially for the British and US industry. In Britain the usage of Tetra-Packs is higher than ever.
Have you ever thought what happen to half of the used tetra-packs? The answer is simple- they are going directly to the landfills. This way they are releasing greenhouse emissions to the air and their burning causes a lot of toxic emission in the air.
So basically the result is this: the tetrapaks aren’t actually fit for re-usage and which is more, they are even helpful to the global warming.
What can be done in order to deal with problem TetraPak problem? The only simple solution is producing tetrapaks only from eco-friendly cartons and resources, which are well known for re-usage and recycling.
There are several companies in the world, which are offering options for producing totally organic carton, but so far this can be performed only trough brand new systems. For now the only good way is to collect our used tetra-paks and to separate them into a different recycling area.
This system works for England, but yet it is still not enough to carry out millions of used tetrapaks.

http://www.30green.com/recycle-and-reuse/tetrapak-reusable-or-not-exactly-so