Recycle Now’s 17th annual Recycle Week is commencing Monday 21st September.
This year’s Recycle Week is in celebration of the nation continuing to recycle despite the challenges COVID-19 has presented. It is a celebration of those recycling and waste key workers who continued to work throughout the crisis.
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“An impressive 91 per cent of people who saw the campaign [last year] said they recycled more than in the previous year.”
This year, Recycle Now is partnering with Sainsbury’s, Ocado, Co-op, Britvic, Highland Spring, Unilever UK and Ireland, Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I, Danone, Suez, Ecosurety, PEPSICO, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, Waitrose & Partners, Aldi and SAP to bring a variety of activities throughout the week to help inspire us all to recycle more often.
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There are lots of items within bathrooms which are recyclable, here are the top 10 most recyclable items (check packaging):
- Shampoo bottles
- Conditioner bottles
- Shower gel and bubble bath bottles
- Cardboard boxes e.g. toothpaste or soap boxes
- Toilet roll tubes
- Bathroom cleaner and bleach bottles (even the spray dispenser can be recycled)
- Deodorants
- Shaving foam
- Hand soap bottles (but remember you can’t recycle the pump dispenser)
- Moisturiser bottles
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Earlier this year, our Patron Fudge Professional relaunched their styling range which contains 76% recycled plastic. Their iconic toothpaste tubes housing Matte Hed, Matte Hed Extra and Surf Paste, and aerosol packaging, are all fully recyclable. The styling pots are also made from 30% less plastic and are fully recyclable. With their Plastic Pledge, Fudge Professional have a goal that all products within this range will be 100% recyclable by 2025.
Useful links for this Recycle Week and beyond:
