To recycle, or not to recycle (and how) - an A-Z guide

https://www.recyclenow.com/what-to-do-with/batteries-1.

Examples: Household appliance batteries

Please remember: Elements in batteries are extremely hazardous to both the environment and human health, and are able to permeate into the ground soil and thus water supplies when they are placed into landfill. For this reason, placing them in your household bin is not safe.

Hints and Tips: Use rechargeable batteries instead, and avoid battery operated toys, lights, and gadgets, opting for plug in or solar products instead.

Facts:

• It takes 50x more energy to make a battery than the finished product produces.
• Only 27% of batteries are recycled in the UK, resulting in more than 20,000 tonnes of battery waste straight to the landfill.

Examples: Bed linen and blankets. This does not include duvets or pillows.

Please remember: Please take these to your local textiles bank collection, donate them to charity if they are still in good condition, or book for a free home textiles collection.

Hints and Tips: Textiles do not belong in your recycling bin, and will cause contamination, so please follow the advice above, or put the items in your refuse bin.

Examples: Compostable coffee cups, bags, take-away food containers, vegan galaxy chocolate inner packaging.

As these plastics cannot be distinguished from regular plastic by sorting equipment in recycling plants, and the material will not compost in current food or garden waste facilities, these items must be placed in your refuse bin, even if they state on the packaging to put them with you garden or food waste.

For more information, visit the WasteAware website.

Biscuit/Chocolate Tins, Tubs, and Trays belong with your RECYCLING.

 Examples: Quality Street tins and tubs, and inner trays from biscuit boxes.

Please remember: Labels can be left on. Please remove the tray from the box before recycling them both. Try the scrunch test with foil wrappers, it if bounces back it cannot be recycled and belongs in your refuse bin. 

Hints and Tips: You could always reuse these for storage. 

Blister Packs belong in your REFUSE bin.

Examples: Plastic packs containing paracetamol, and other medication.

Bubble wrap belongs in your REFUSE bin.

Please remember: Bubble wrap can be recycled at some supermarkets, in their carrier bag and plastic film collection points. https://www.recyclenow.com/what-to-do-with/plastic-film

Hints and Tips: Save bubble wrap you receive for re-packaging your own items.