What can you recycle?
The (dreaded!) Green Dot Contrary to popular opinion this dot DOES NOT mean the product or packaging is recyclable! It purely means that the producer has at some point paid into a recycling scheme. It is hugely confusing and leads to lots of non-recyclable packaging wrongly being put in the green bin & causing contamination. In my humble opinion it should be banned or at least replaced with something less confusing. I consider it to be 'greenwashing' since it can encourage the consumer to think they're buying a recyclable product when they're not. |
These are the symbols to look out for.
The triangular recycling sign identifies the type of plastic it is & therefore allows the Materials Recovery Facility (where recyclable packaging ends up for sorting) to separate the different types correctly.
Since there is no nationwide recycling policy in the UK and what is recyclable differs from county to county it is usually best to consider that numbers 1, 2 & 5 as the most widely recycled plastics.
Remember all your recycling should be clean and dry. Any food waste or liquids inside will contaminate it & it will end up in landfill or being burnt.
The triangular recycling sign identifies the type of plastic it is & therefore allows the Materials Recovery Facility (where recyclable packaging ends up for sorting) to separate the different types correctly.
Since there is no nationwide recycling policy in the UK and what is recyclable differs from county to county it is usually best to consider that numbers 1, 2 & 5 as the most widely recycled plastics.
Remember all your recycling should be clean and dry. Any food waste or liquids inside will contaminate it & it will end up in landfill or being burnt.