Recycling officer Tina Norman-Ross with Mayside owner Brian Perry as the first 600kg bale of newly-recyclable drinks cartons was prepared for export yesterday. (Picture by Tom Tardif, 0660523)

THE first bale of Tetra Pak cartons has been prepared for export after just one week of recycling.

The 600kg package included milk, juice and soup cartons and represented a great success in the move towards a greener island, according to States recycling officer Tina Norman-Ross.

‘When the truck pulled up with all the cartons people have contributed and they were released into the machine, it was like a river – I could not believe how many there were,’ she said.

That revealed to her the nature of the achievement. ‘Islanders should feel proud to know that such a body of material is being kept away from landfill and will instead be reused. It really was an impressive sight.’

Dedicated bins were placed at collection points around the island a week ago. ‘There has been a fantastic response to the initiative..

Mayside Recycling owner Brian Perry said the bale represented the success of teamwork between organisations.