Recycling

So, we are all fully aware of the huge amount of waste we are creating in our daily lives and how this is now affecting the local, national and international environments we live, work and play in.

Local recycle A to Z
Recycling Blog
We are no longer collecting for Terracycle since they have now closed the schemes we have previously supported.
Thank you to our community partners Yeadons Hardware (Boston Spa) & Yorkshire Building Society (Wetherby).
Over the last 5 years our local communities have collected over 1 tonne of unrecyclable waste (thats over 100+ ecobricks, 250,000+ crisp packets, pens/markers and toothpaste tubes/brushes!) for the Terracycle scheme (turning this waste into useful things like outdoor benches, fence posts and watering cans). Keeping this type of waste out of landfill, incinerators and the environment and in the process raising over £1000 for local schools and the group.
  • used toothpaste tubes and toothbrushes - these can now be collected at Boots, Wetherby, read more here
  • empty crisp packets - these are now collected with other flexible packaging waste at all major supermarkets
  • coffee pods - most brands now offer a postback service eg. Nespresso
  • empty medicine blister packs - try larger Superdrug stores eg. Harrogate or Westwood Vets (Boston Spa)
  • used pens/markers - try Rymans Leeds.

To recycle the unrecyclable, check out this definitive guide www.recyclenow.com and our AtoZ link above.

THANK YOU! That's a lot of single use waste we've prevented from going to landfill or incineration, and given a second life - thank you to our community and partners for supporting this initiative.

Want to do more?  Here's some food for thought.  Think about what are called the '5R's':

Refuse & Reduce the amount you buy.  Next time, think before you buy new:

  1. Do you need it?
  2. Can you buy locally and seasonally, eg. fruit and veg?
  3. Can you borrow it, eg. tools?
  4. Can you buy preloved from charity shops? (The secondhand economy of ‘preloved’ goods is bigger in Britain than in any other developed country, generating more than £700m in sales and helping high streets survive, so don’t forget our local charity and hospice shops.)

before you Recycle, Re-use & Refill - check out Recycling Guides if you are struggling to find a home for the unrecyclable!