WHY YOU SHOULD USE THE TERRACYCLE RECYCLING PROGRAMME

When it comes to recycling, local councils in the UK often don’t do nearly enough. Chances are, all those unclassifiable items you’re not sure which bin to throw in aren’t getting recycled by your council. That’s where TerraCycle comes in, operating in 21 countries around the world they partner with brands to create free recycling schemes for specific items — think toothbrushes & toothpaste tubes, contact lenses and packets, crisp and snack packets, baby food pouches…

You can browse specific TerraCycle UK programmes here. Depending on the item, you can either drop your waste off at a public drop-off location near you, or sign up to the programme and collect privately, shipping off your waste. For example, my local collection point is a primary school that’s easy for me to drop by.

Not only does participating in TerraCycle help the planet, but when you drop off waste at a collection point, they can claim TerraCycle points which they can then donate to their school, charity or non-profit of choice — my local primary school uses their points to fund more eco projects! So far TerraCycle's free recycling programmes have raised a total of £986,864 for good causes — and saved over 84 MILLION PIECES of waste from landfill or incineration in the UK. Sound too good to be true? It’s not, and you can prevent even more of these products/packaging from leaving the cycle of usefulness and polluting our planet. Make sure to check out what TerraCycle is all about!