Items we DO NOT Recycle
We often find items in the waste that aren’t part of what we can recycle. We know it can be difficult to understand, as some cellophanes are identical to ones we can recycle. For instance salad bags appear to be identical to biscuit wrappers. The reason we are unable to take other plastics is to do with the company (sponsor) who pays Terracycle to recycle their waste into new products. So for instances, McVities Biscuits pay for their wrappers to be recycled and hence why they won’t pay for Tesco/Sainsbury etc salad bag plastics, although saying that, McVitie’s will pay for Tesco/Sainsbury, etc biscuit wrappers!
We have to be ultra careful we do not send off other plastics in the various shipments we send to Terracycle. We have to separate the waste stream boxes prior to despatch. On receiving the box at Terracycle, the team closely scrutinise the content and any ‘contamination’ with other products will void the whole box and we do not get a credit for this shipment.
So PLEASE PLEASE only send us what is on the list. To download a copy of the list click the button below.
Here are examples of items we can NOT take
We do NOT take BATTERIES – These can be recycled at Sainsbury’s (SEPARATE BIN – NOT OURS).
We do NOT take SALAD/FRUIT BAGS OR YOUR USED PLASTIC – Please use the other appropriate bins that the Supermarkets now provide.
Please stick to the list, if it’s not listed we can’t take it.
We are a very small group of volunteers doing this. Putting the wrong items in our collection box makes it much harder for us to sort out. Anything that is sent that is not on this list just fills our rubbish bin
The Green Dot confusion! This symbol doesn’t necessarily mean the product is recyclable. It simply means that the product’s manufacturer has made a financial contribution towards the recovery and recycling of packaging in Europe. Click on the Green Dot to find our more about the Green Dot.
Going round in circles over what can be recycled? Download this handy guide from Tesco’s – Every little helps!
Here is a list of other recycling schemes that you might be interested in
Brita filters https://www.brita.co.uk/recycling
Where to recycle Electrical Items https://www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk/
https://www.recyclenow.com/local-recycling
https://www.recycle-more.co.uk
https://help.sainsburys.co.uk/help/terms-and-conditions/PHC-recycling
https://www.asda.com/good-living/article/do-your-part-this-national-recycle-week
https://my.morrisons.com/blog/community/recycle-week/
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/zone/4Rs
https://www.coop.co.uk/environment/packaging-recycling
Ink Cartridge Recycling – get paid or donate the money to charity
https://www.inkviro.co.uk/index.html https://www.cashfortoner.co.uk/ or https://www.emptiesplease.com/
Find out what can and can’t be recycled and why https://recycleright.org.uk/
Please note the above links are not endorsed by us, you need to do your own research to validate what is being said/offered.