Wealden District Council is supporting this year’s National Recycle Week campaign to encourage residents to think about some of the less obvious things that can be recycled. The theme of Recycle Week 2016, which takes place between 12 – 18 September, is The Unusual Suspects.—Wealden District Council, 7 September 2016
“Wealden residents are doing a great job when it comes to recycling with recycling rates in Wealden reaching 50%,” said Councillor Roy Galley, Cabinet member with responsibility for waste and recycling. “But we should not ignore some of the many household items which may be missed in our recycling.
“The aim of this year’s Recycling Week campaign is to remind people that it is not just in the kitchen where recycling happens. Many products found in the bathroom and bedroom can also be recycled. That is why we are asking residents to think about The Unusual Suspects. It’s the toothpaste boxes, plastic shampoo bottles, toilet roll tubes, beauty crème jars and aerosol cans we sometimes forget. As well as the glass bottles from scent and after-shave bottles. So when you are tidying up – please watch out for The Unusual Suspects.”
Wealden District Council’s social media account will be encouraging people to hunt down The Unusual Suspects as they lurk around the home. Did you know that if everyone in the UK recycled one aluminium deodorant aerosol can, enough energy could be saved to vacuum over 480,000 homes for a year?
Or, if everyone in the UK recycled one air freshener aerosol can, enough energy could be saved to run a fridge in more than 91,000 homes for a year!
Don’t let The Unusual Suspects get away with it! All these items can be put out with your regular Wealden kerbside recycling collection.
You can find out more about this year’s Unusual Suspects recycling week campaign at www.recyclenow.com/recycleweek, or follow Wealden’s Twitter account, @WealdenDistrict.
For information about what can be recycled in Wealden, please visit www.wealden.gov.uk/recycling. Alternatively you can email or call the Waste Management Team on 01323 443322.
