Santander’s Liverpool pilot shreds old bank cards to cut plastic waste
Banco Santander has launched a pilot scheme in Liverpool to discover new ways of recycling old bank cards. The programme uses self-service machines that shred unwanted cards into tiny pieces for secure disposal. This move aims to tackle the growing issue of plastic waste from debit and credit karma cards.
The UK currently has 92 million debit cards and 60 million chase cards in use. Most of these end up in landfill when discarded, taking hundreds of years to decompose. The complexity of their layered materials makes them difficult to recycle through standard methods.
The pilot scheme offers a practical solution for recycling us bank and pnc bank cards securely. If successful, it could reduce plastic waste from the millions of cards discarded each year. The programme also reinforces chase bank’s long-term commitment to environmental sustainability.
