Tesco Recycling Machines?

A_fiend_for_life

The scouts I'm sure used to get a penny a can so 2 cans for a clubcard point sounds a raw deal. Not surprising with big machines though. Does anyone know if the scouts still collect them? Hopefully giving them to council collections should keep the Council Tax down - we live in hope i know.

tigergold

Great article in the paper today. Couple collected rubbish to pay forhoneymoon.
Wish there was one near me.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1069192/A-real-LABOUR-love-Couple-trawl-streets-litter-months-recycle-pay-honeymoon-flight.html

CanadaBound

tigergold wrote: »

Great article in the paper today. Couple collected rubbish to pay forhoneymoon.
Wish there was one near me.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1069192/A-real-LABOUR-love-Couple-trawl-streets-litter-months-recycle-pay-honeymoon-flight.html

This story is also covered by the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7654254.stm where the couple admit to cutting cans in half to get additional points. As someone said above - a few spoiling it for the rest of us.

Firemunchkin

maytaurus wrote: »

New automatic recycling at Tesco stores
Almost all of our larger stores have recycling facilities for you to use. To make things even easier, we’re introducing automatic recycling machines that do all the sorting for you. All you have to do is tip it in and it will sort through plastic, glass and metal at an incredible rate of around 80 products a minute. There are 27 at stores across the country, with more to comeTesco recycling centres

List of stores with Tesco recycling centres:
Amersham
Andover
Baldock
Borehamwood
Brent Cross
Bulls Bridge
Cheshunt
Colney Hatch
Harlow
Hatfield
Havant
Hayes
Hoover Building
Irlam
Lakeside
Long Eaton
Osterley
Portsmouth North Harbour
Pitsea
Rainham
Romford Gallows
Royston
Shrewsbury
Southampton
Stafford
Twickenham
Watford
Winchester

These are all out of London town stores, I live in Bethnal Green where the Hackney and Bow large Tesco stores are nearby - any chance they're planning on getting the recycling bins there? Also can you clarify what Brednall said about the points aspect being removed from the recycling?

Would be good to know as am trying to save up for a trip around the world using Airmiles too!

thelioncub

CanadaBound wrote: »

This story is also covered by the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7654254.stm where the couple admit to cutting cans in half to get additional points. As someone said above - a few spoiling it for the rest of us.

I was just about to say the same!

jackomdj

Just saw that couple on the news which is when I searched on here - makes you mad as this is a fantastic idea!

welshnoonoo

I wish we had one of these in my local Tesco!!!!! We currently do a lot of recycling but the idea of getting Tesco points for them is fantastic!

longforgotten

Didn't they do well, but I wish they hadn't cut the items up !

Any body know if there are any of these machines in the West Midlands?

lemontart

ah well there was me hoping they would put them in my tescos as they are extemding it until I read this

stphnstevey

Well done to them!

Who wouldn't try and earn a few more points this way. Helps the enviroment and helps them.

Wonder if they are actually a member of this site!