What you can recycle – and where …

There was lots of interest at the recent B-earth Day event, with many people finding out what they can recycle – and where?

Here is the useful information provided:

Household collection service:

• Paper: newspapers, magazines, junk mail, computer paper , envelopes, catalogues and directories and paper bags
• Plastic bottles: food and drink bottles, detergent bottles, toiletries (eg shampoo, shower gel, liquid soap), bottle tops
• Tins and cans: food tins including pet food tins, drinks cans, sweet and biscuit tins
• Aerosols: food eg. cream and oil, deodorant, hairspray
• Garden waste: a separate ‘opt in’, paid-for collection service (although this waste can be taken to the Household Waste & Recycling Centre in Petersfield free of charge)

St Marys Church, Buriton:

• Toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes (including electric toothbrush heads)
• Medication/tablet blister packs (empty)
• Used stamps
• Milk bottle tops (plastic)

Tesco, Petersfield:

Green collection container by roundabout:

• Juice cartons (including caps and straws)
• Pringles tubes (no lids)
• Milk Cartons (including caps and straws)
• Dough paper containers (with metal ends)
• Soup, tomatoes and other food cartons
• Other paper containers (with metal ends - no lids)

Inside Tesco:

• Soft plastics (including supermarket bags, plastic film, bread bags, salad bags etc)

Aldi, Petersfield (container just inside entrance):

• Crisp packets
• Plastic film 
• Pet food pouches
• Sweet wrappers
• Plastic bags 
• Biscuit wrappers
• Bread bags