We’re delighted to once again be taking part in one of our favourite national campaigns, you guessed it… it’s Recycle Week!
This year’s theme is ‘Rescue Me’, which means we want to prevent five everyday recyclable items from heading to the rubbish bin. The five items, and advice on how to dispose of them in Elmbridge, Mole Valley, Surrey Heath and Woking are:
- Aerosol cans – Empty, full or partially used aerosols can be taken to your nearest community recycling centre (CRC).
- Plastic trigger sprays – Trigger pumps, commonly found on cleaning product bottles, can be recycled at home. Rinse the bottle, place the trigger back on and place it in your recycling bin.
- Yoghurt pots – Once rinsed and dry, all plastic pots, tubs and trays can be discarded of in your recycling bin.
- Perfume and aftershave bottles – Before disposing of your perfume bottle, note that some parts of the packaging are not accepted for recycling. Metal springs are fine to go in your recycling bin but please remove nozzles and discard of these separately in your rubbish bin.
- Toilet roll tubes – You can dispose of toilet roll and kitchen roll tubes in your recycling bin. These items can also be composted at home!
Craig Stephens, Senior Campaign Manager for Recycle Now, said “We are delighted that Surrey Environment Partnership is supporting Recycle Week. While a light-hearted campaign, recycling is essential to limit the impact what we buy has on the environment. Keeping these materials circulating means we can reduce emissions linked with our weekly shop. Most people are recycling, and the material we capture has a multitude of uses, so the next step is to ensure everyone captures everything they can. Every aerosol, every trigger spray bottle, every plastic pot, perfume bottle and toilet roll tube. Rescue – recycle!”
Keep an eye out on our social media channels where we’ll be sharing more information and some fun characters to help highlight the issue to residents. For more information about recycling, head to the Surrey Environment Partnership’s website.