Ever wondered where all your recycling goes?

Blue Peter becomes ‘Green Peter’ next Tuesday when the show visits the new high tech recycling plant in Birmingham where Blackburn with Darwen’s recycling goes for sorting.

The Greenstar ‘Super MRF’ – a large scale materials recycling facility - utilises cutting-edge technology and equipment to separate and sort all the Borough's recycling including paper, cardboard, cans, plastics and glass.

The new facility is the first in the country to be able to offer this service.

It can process up to 250,000 tonnes of recyclables every year.

Blackburn with Darwen Council was one of the first local authorities to give its residents the opportunity to put all their recycling into just one bin, in spring last year. Previously residents had to sort their recycling into different containers.

With help from the Greenstar plant those recyclables are collected, separated and sold on to UK companies for reuse.

Blue Peter will show that process when it airs at 4.35pm, on Tuesday, March 24.

Councillor Alan Cottam, executive member for regeneration and environment, said: “This is a brilliant opportunity for all of our residents to tune in and see just what happens to their recycling.

“I visited the plant myself recently and to say it’s impressive is an understatement. With its help we have been able to offer our residents a simple and extremely convenient way to dispose of their recyclables.

“Around 85 per cent of the recycling that goes there is sold on to companies in the UK for reuse.

“Residents can be assured it doesn’t end up in landfill.”