" The time is now right for them to do so," said Hands. Carton collections "benefits local authorities" ACE UK expects a further boost to carton recycling levels with the opening of the UK's only beverage carton reprocessing facility at the Sonoco Alcore paper mill near Halifax in Yorkshire. Beverage cartons are easily recyclable, according to ACE UK. They are collected, and then pulped using a process where the paperboard and non-fibre layers of beverage cartons are separated and turned into new materials.