Find out about plastic recycling near you

David Attenborough has called on the world to cut back on the use of plastic to protect oceans.

To find out about plastics can be recycled near you (if you are in the UK), a nice website is recyclenow.com

In my case, the Cambridge council website has a nice page on recycling that says what goes in what bin.

Here's what I've learnt from it about recycling in Cambridge:
Blue bin: 
- aerosol cans (e.g. deoderant)
- tin foil/foil trays (scrunch up to a ball),
- aluminium tubes (e.g. tomato puree)
- bottle tops and plastic lids (put back on the bottle/jar)
- bubble wrap
- cardboard
- cardboard egg boxes
- carton (e.g. Tetra Pak juice carton)
- catalogues
- cereal packet plastic inner liner
- cleaning spray bottles (leave spray trigger attached)
- clean cling film
- envelopes (including those with plastic windows)
- glass bottles (rinsed, with caps put back on)
- glass jars (rinsed, with lids on)
- greetings/birthday/Christmas cards
- ice cream tub and lids (rinsed)
- hand soap dispenser (remove pump and put in black bin!)
- polythene or cellophane plastic magazine wrappers
- magazines
- margarine tubs
- newspapers
- paper
- plastic bags/ carrier bags
- drink bottles (rinsed, squashed, with lid on)
- shampoo bottles (rinsed, squashed, with lid on)
- detergent bottles (rinsed, squashed, with lid on)
- clear/coloured plastic trays for fruit/veg or ready meals
- plastic milk bottles
- yoghurt pots
- polythene wrap eg. from multipack toilet roll
- bags from bread/bagels/etc
- toothpaste pump
- wrapping paper (non-metallic)

Green bin:
- greaseproof paper
- food waste
- kitchen towel
- tea bags

What can't be recycled by the Cambridge council:
- baby food pouches (can recycle at a Terracycle collection point)
- biodegradable or compostable plastic, or corn starch bin liners or magazine covers
- black bin bags
- blister pack (pill packet)
- butter wrapper (made of a mix of paper, plastic and aluminium),
- laminated cardboard (e.g. in sandwich packets)
- chewing gum
- cotton ear buds
- crisp packets (with metal inside or mix of paper and plastic layers)
- disposable nappies
- expanded polystyrene foam packing
- latex gloves
- plastic net for fruit/veg (e.g. onions/oranges)
- black trays for fruit/veg or ready meals
- CD and DVD cases
- shiny metallic plastic pouches from pet food, coffee or drinks
- polystyrene foam cartons eg. from takeaway food
- moulded protective polystyrene, eg. from a new TV
- polystyrene foam meat or fruit tray
- pull tab/safety seals eg. milk bottle or tablet bottle seals
- sanitary pads/pantyliners/tampons
- kitchen sponges
- toothpaste tube
- wipes including baby wipes
- metallic wrapping paper
- pump from hand soap dispenser


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