Ever wondered if you can recycle a Pringles® tube or your toothbrush? Well, you now have the chance to recycle everyday items that typically leave you scratching your head and are often hard to dispose of in a ‘green’ way. In a six-month trial, Ealing Council has teamed up with TerraCycle, a leading organisation dedicated to boosting recycling rates. The trial scheme has provided facilities to recycle a wide range of items not currently suitable for your blue bin.

Murad, the clinical skincare brand, has announced a UK partnership with international recycling leader TerraCycle to divert plastic waste from landfills. The Murad Free Recycling Programme invites brand fans to download a pre-paid shipping label via the Murad programme page, or via TerraCycle, to send off their Murad empties using UPS. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remoulded to make new products.

Julien Tremblin, general manager at TerraCycle Europe, explains: “Getting EPR right is a lengthy process. It is meaty legislation and there are a number of stakeholders involved and mechanisms that need to be put in place in order to make it a success. While clarity on what to expect is important, it’s also important that it’s set up to be as successful as possible, and making sure the i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed is crucial to this. We’ve been living through unprecedented times and delays are likely a knock-on effect of this.”

You may or may not be surprised to find out that many of your favourite snacks don’t actually come in packaging that can be easily recycled by local authorities. If you’re not ready to give up your beloved snacks, but still want to reduce your environmental impact, here are schemes to take advantage of. You can drop your Pringles tubes at over 330 Bring Banks across the UK, and your KP popcorn, crisps, nuts and pretzels can be collected by TerraCycle at selected locations, and are then made into watering cans, storage boxes or even outdoor furniture.

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Lavazza has also partnered with TerraCycle, a company that specialises in handling hard-to-recycle rubbish. If you don’t have access to a food waste collection, you can drop off your used Eco Caps at a public drop-off location near you.

A Horsham dental practice is recycling unrecyclable oral care waste to raise funds for a school. Michelle Skeet, practice manager at Eastmews Dental Care, signed up to the Colgate and Hello Oral Care Recycling Programme offered by TerraCycle, the world leaders in recycling hard-to-recycle waste.  

An Isle of Wight fancy dress and film collectable shop has raised more than £1,500 for local charities including The Footprint Trust by collecting ‘unrecyclable’ waste from the community to be recycled. Once dropped off at the shop, the waste is recycled by TerraCycle, the world leader in recycling hard-to-recycle waste.

The people of Selby are being encouraged to recycle their waste at the Refill It store in Market Cross, including air and home care packaging, cheese packaging, bread bags and Baylis and Harding pumps, saving them from landfill and incineration - a programme organised by TerraCycle.

A nursery school in Great Baddow, Essex, recently celebrated its 75th birthday with some fun Easter activities and the opening of a new recycling station. The nursery is continuing to support the community well into its 75th year by becoming a Terracycle Recycling Centre.