Introduction:
Waste Recycling — it’s so important but also mega confusing!
Well, worry not. We have put together a very simple guide that’s going to make waste recycling in Walton-on-Thames so much easier. It comes in three steps…
- Step one
Check with your local Council.
- Step two
Know your labels.
- Step three
Don’t contaminate.
What Can and What Can’t Go:
So let’s start with step one. First, you must know what can and can’t go in your recycling bins at home. In most places, you can recycle cardboard, aluminium, and some plastics, but you need to make sure you’re putting the right stuff in the right bins. Don’t just trust the packets either because symbols can be really misleading.
For example: a packet may say that you can recycle it, but that doesn’t mean that you can recycle it where you live, so always check with your local Council, or use the Waste Recycling Walton on Thames website. You can access the website through this link, Waste Recycling and then ask them your desired concern. Also, when an item that’s non-recyclable goes into your recycling, it becomes contaminated! But we’ll talk more about that in step three.
Know Your Labels:
Look out for the waste recycling labels which appear on all sorts of packaging — from soft drink cans, to bread bags and plastic toiletry bottles. Your local recycling centre or waste recycling Walton on Thames services may be able to accept the packaging, or they can let you know whether it will be collected for recycling.
You can find it on any item that can be recycled, like aluminium, cardboard, plastic, glass, and all sorts. But, beware the green dot! That is not the recycling logo. What this green dot actually means is that the producer of that item has made a financial contribution towards recycling and recovery in the UK. Not that that item can be recycled. So always look for the recycling logo first. Also, it’s not always green.
Paper and Card:
Products made from wood that have the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) mark on them come from well-managed trees that have been independently confirmed to follow the FSC’s rules.
Paper and cards are pretty easy to recycle. Just make sure that you remove unrecyclable parts like tape. Also, check for hidden plastics, so for example, this doughnut packet looks like paper, but inside is a plastic lining which makes it unrecyclable. Cartons and Tetra Pak, like juice, milk, and ice cream cartons are also very tricky. It says on the packet “widely recycled” but not many places recycle them because they’re made from plastic, aluminium, and cardboard, making them very difficult to separate and recycle. Always check on waste recycling Walton on Thames, whether you can recycle them or not.
Plastic:
Plastics are also very confusing. That’s because there are seven different types of plastic! Look for the recycling logo; inside the triangle will be a number or a code that will tell you what type of plastic that item is made from. You can then use that information to look on your recycling guide, to see if you can recycle that type of plastic in Walton on Thame.
Biodegradable Compostable Packaging:
And finally, biodegradable and compostable packaging. Neither of these things means recyclable. So do not put them in your recycling bin. Compostable actually means industrial composting, which has a high percentage of organic matter, and a really high heat to break down that item. It doesn’t mean that you can put it on your home compost pile, or in your food waste bin unless your Council specifically says so. Instead, look for the home compostable logo. These you can put these on your compost pile, and you might be able to put them in your food bin. Again, check with your waste recycling Walton on Thames services. If in doubt, just leave it out. Don’t put in the recycling hoping for the best because that causes contamination.
Contamination:
Finally, step three is Contamination.
Did you know that less than half of all plastic generated in the Walton On Thames actually gets recycled?
And this is because of high rates of contamination. This happens, when you either put an unrecyclable item in your recycling bin, like food, or when you put something that’s greasy and dirty, in with your clean recycling, and it all gets contaminated. You need to avoid this because contaminated items can go to landfill. So always make sure that your recycling is clean and dry. Also, if you can’t clean it, then recycling facilities probably can’t either, so for example, toothpaste tubes, lip gloss, moisturisers. So if in doubt, make sure that you leave it out.
Sorting:
When it comes to being sorted, if there’s too much contamination in your recycling, the entire collection may go to waste, and end up in the landfill. This is because the people processing your recycling have less than a second to pick out incorrect items from the rest of the collection, and it’s easier and quicker just to send the lot to waste. I know it may seem like a hassle to clean and dry, sort and separate all of your recycling. But it is so worth it to reduce the environmental impact of rubbish and waste on our planet.
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So remember, if you’re unsure of what to do with an item, look it up, and if you still don’t know, then just put it in the rubbish bin. If in doubt, leave it out. Now that you’re clued-up on recycling, why not take it to the next level, by joining our Recycling Challenge on the Othen metal and waste recycling co. This is one of the many challenges you can join to help in the fight for your world.
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