Plastic Recycling

SKIPPY

We have just been issued with new wheelie bins for our rubbish and recycling. Unfortunately the council are being very strict on what plastics you may put in the bin which is very fustrating!!! For instance we are unable to put plastics such as fruit punnets in even though they say they are recyclable on the bottom and have the same symbol/number as some of the plastic bottles we can put in the bin . Does anyone know anywhere in the Worcestershire/Warwickshire area where I may take the rest of the plastic to save putting it into landfil?

A_fiend_for_life

Do any of the supermarkets take them? There have been one or two posts saying that Tesco's and Sainsbury's are starting to recycle plastics though I am not sure what types.

medsdemon

This really frustrates me too. We have to take our recycling ourselves to the local council recycling centre and they too don't take the plastic punnets and trays so I'm presuming they can't be recycled anywhere

SKIPPY

Glad I'm not the only one. I've pulled details off the internet that says all plastics are recyclable - but where to you take them!!!! 'A Friend for Life' - I'll look into the Tesco/Sainsbury things thanks. Will let you know how I get on.

tessie_bear

could u take your recycling to the local 'tip'......in nuneaton warks u can take your stuff and they recycle it......a really good service

A_fiend_for_life

SKIPPY wrote: »

Glad I'm not the only one. I've pulled details off the internet that says all plastics are recyclable - but where to you take them!!!! 'A Friend for Life' - I'll look into the Tesco/Sainsbury things thanks. Will let you know how I get on.

I know, its vexing. We have no plastics recycling here at all. Unlike some councils who will give a free heavy uplift there is a charge of £30. The money saved from landfill tax goes on a local museum rather than invested in more recycling.

Try a search on 'plastic recycling points LocalAuthorityName', eg 'plastic recycling points Birmingham'. There's a few that come up.
Edit: Sorry skippy just re read your original post again. Anyway..

On a lighter note...Reuse?

http://www.recycle-more.co.uk/nav/page1976.aspx

catnap53

Oops, I have been taking my fruit punnets to the recycle bank. I just checked they had the same symbol.

Zzzz

moonrakerz

medsdemon wrote: »

We have to take our recycling ourselves to the local council recycling centre and they too don't take the plastic punnets and trays so I'm presuming they can't be recycled anywhere

You and millions of others driving zillions of miles to re-cycle a few ounces of plastic pots.
Saving the planet - my A*!?

mech_2

That's a bit of an assumption. I walk to mine.

moonrakerz

mech wrote: »

That's a bit of an assumption. I walk to mine.

The three "civic amenity sites" round here are all miles from anywhere !

matty2767

i saw on the tv that it is possible to recycle all plastic it just depends if the short sighted councils tried to get a good deal when subbing out their waste disposal contract and not noticing that the companies had excluded certain items. round here when we started recycling we couldnt included corrugated carboard because it was more expensive to recycle. now we can so i guess the council has renegotiated the contract.