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We are working with Trafford council to make recycling plastic less confusing by promoting it’s #GotToBeABottle.
In May 2019, we asked for your feedback on our campaigns.
Most people said they wanted a bin sticker that told them what they can put in their recycling bin
Most people said they wanted a leaflet that told them what they can and can’t put in their recycling bin.
We are working with Trafford council to make recycling plastic less confusing by promoting it’s #GotToBeABottle.
Only plastic bottles can be recycled in your black bin. Please put all other plastics (pots, tubs and trays) in your grey bin. Most people think their general waste goes to landfill but it doesn’t, it is used to make electricity.
4 out of 10 people agree that: ‘It is confusing in my area with what you can and can’t recycle at home’.
9 out of 10 people in Greater Manchester are putting one or more wrong items in their mixed recycling bin.
4 out of 10 people are putting plastic pots, tubs and trays in the wrong bin.
From September, we will be putting stickers on your black bin.
The sticker is a useful reminder so you can double check you’re putting the right things in the right bin.
From September, we will be delivering a recycling guide to every household in Trafford that has wheelie bins.
The leaflet has been designed to be an easy to follow guide on what to put in each bin. Stick it on your fridge, noticeboard or near your kitchen recycling bins as a handy reminder.
1. Tell your friends and family how to recycle right
2. Follow @recycle4gm on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
3. Take part in a virtual open day and see what happens to your recycling
4. Subscribe to our newsletter
5. Tell your local school or community group to book a virtual visit to our recycling facility
To recycle or not to recycle? Check our A-Z guide before you bin.
Find your nearest Recycling Centre, where you can recycle your batteries, clothes, electrical items and more.
Want to use less plastic? Our blogs have plenty of tips.
Open day at the Renew Hub! To book go to: recycleforgreatermanchester.c… Come and see how we are working towards a circular economy by repairing, reusing, upcycling and recycling all kinds of things that people have donated that otherwise would have gone to waste.
The Recycle for Greater Manchester Community Fund closes 12pm on Friday 26th May. Apply now for up to £20k for your community waste reduction, recycling or reuse project. Go to recycleforgreatermanchester.c… pic.twitter.com/ZqbXOPqky6
Open day at the Renew Hub! To book go to: recycleforgreatermanchester.c… Come and see how we are working towards a circular economy by repairing, reusing, upcycling and recycling all kinds of things that people have donated that otherwise would have gone to waste.
Have you received your leaflet or sticker? Tell us what you think, leave a comment below.
8 Comments
appalling. the industry has been moving to PET and HDPE for most plastics for years to make them easily recyclable – and now you won’t let us recycle them even though they’re made of the same material as the plastic bottles and clearly labelled!
There are no sustainable end markets for pots, tubs and trays as these tend to be hard to recycle, they may be labelled the same type but they are made out of a lower quality plastic. Other council areas across the UK may collect plastic pots, tubs and trays, however not all of it gets recycled, some are used to make electricity or some may end up in landfill.
To whom may concern,
This recycling campaign is great and useful. I wonder if you can give a talk to the local community based on a “Zoom meeting”?
We could have 30 people-ish joining the zoom meeting who are parents and children.
Look forward to hearing from you.
kind regards
Shengke
Hi Sheng, our Education team would be happy to do a virtual session. Please email education@recycleforgreatermanchester.com to arrange.
I am writing to express my extreme disappointment at the regressive change in the plastic recycling taken by the council.
Why has the council taken this step to only recycle high value plastics?
Recycling should not be constrained by the value of the items and “no sustainable end market” to quote the council literature is not an acceptable excuse.
I am also concerned by the message this move sends out, that is, if the council can’t be bothered to recycle why should members of the public. Whilst it won’t affect what I do personally the message is clear, “the council does not place any importance on recycling so why should I”.
Recycling whatever the cost is good for the planet, as an older resident I want to leave the planet in a fit state for my children and grandchildren this change will only make things worse.
I can only hope that someone picks this up on social media and runs a campaign of disobedience where nobody follows these new rules.
An absolutely disgusting retrograde decision by the council.
Hi Robert, We have been only collecting plastic bottles for a significant amount of time. We are running this campaign to help people put the right items in their mixed recycling bin. There are no sustainable end markets for pots, tubs and trays as these tend to be hard to recycle and made out of a lower quality plastic. Other council areas across the UK may collect plastic pots, tubs and trays, however not all of it gets recycled, some are used to make electricity or some may end up in landfill. We run virtual open days and you are very welcome to book on the next one, where you can find out more information and ask more questions. Please see our events page.
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No majority of plastic is going in the gray bin its full before the collection and I’m having to visit the tip but i pay for refuge collection 🙁