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Cotton on to recycling your clothes
Campaign | 22nd August 2024
Cotton on to recycling your clothes

Almost all of your clothes can be recycled. Even if they’re stained, ripped or past their best, they aren’t rubbish. Cotton on to recycling your clothes and shoes so you never need to bin them again.

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Don't put any items with batteries in bins - they can cause fires. #BeBatteryAware. Images of vape, battery and electric toothbrush. Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Logo. In partnership with R4GM
Campaign | 7th August 2023
Be Battery Aware

Batteries don’t go in any of your bins at home. Old batteries may seem ‘dead’ but they can still cause fires if you don’t dispose of them properly. They can be crushed in bin lorries or waste sorting plants and start fires.

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In the Loop campaign; young couple cooking chopped tomatoes on the hob with the wording
Campaign | 6th April 2023
In The Loop

Recycling is a vital part of the circular economy which is about reducing waste by keeping things in use as long as possible. When you recycle your stuff in the correct bin at home, you’re part of the circular economy and #InTheLoop.

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Shopping bag with text BUY. Tupperware tubs of food with text KEEP. Small dish of food with text EAT. Recycling bin with text REPEAT
Campaign | 12th February 2023
Buy Keep Eat Repeat

Did you know that in Greater Manchester, 140,000 tonnes of food waste is put in general waste bins? Three quarters of this food waste could have been avoided too. We are working with councils across Greater Manchester to encourage residents to reduce and recycle their food waste.

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Teddy bear stood behind pile of nappies with speech bubble. Text reads
Campaign | 1st January 2022
TedSays: Please don’t put any nappies in your recycling

In the UK nearly 8 million disposable nappies are thrown away every day, which is 3 billion nappies a year.

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Your council is now collecting plastic pots tubs and trays in your recycling bin. Make sure they're empty and clean. No plastic film, bags, or crisp packets.
NEWS | 14th October 2024
Major change to what residents can recycle in Greater Manchester announced

Residents in nine Greater Manchester boroughs can now recycle household plastics like pots, tubs and trays in their mixed recycling bin, previously only plastic bottles could be recycled at home. Upgrades at Greater Manchester’s materials recovery facility (MRF), where mixed recycling is sorted, has enabled this expansion Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is also building […]

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International E-waste Day 14th October 2024
NEWS | 11th October 2024
RECYCLE YOUR UNUSED CABLES THIS INTERNATIONAL E-WASTE DAY

Recycle for Greater Manchester is working with Recycle Your Electricals to encourage local residents to participate in The Great Cable Challenge – a nationwide campaign aimed at tackling the millions of cables sitting idle across UK households. The initiative is part of this year’s International E-Waste Day which is taking place on the 14th October.

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large washing line full of damaged clothing hanging over the walkway in a shopping centre.
NEWS | 4th October 2024
R4GM take over shopping centre with colourful display for a clothing and shoes recycling campaign

An immersive and eye-catching display has taken over a town centre’s shopping centre to encourage residents to think about how they get rid of their unwanted clothes.

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