Co Op soft plastic recycling

[ChimChimeny]

Our local co op have introduced a special bin in store for soft plastics to be recycled.

I filled a carrier bag in a week of stuff to go in which would have gone into landfill normally!

There's a link here about it:

www.coop.co.uk/environment/soft-plastics?fbclid=IwAR2SyjAok6gyjJLB_aKILu-V2zlc0CFPp-gDGnn6oT0e0esbWYgbXu60I5w#:~:text=Co-op%20it.-,Soft%20plastics%20recycling%20is%20easy.%20Just%20follow%20these%20three%20steps,it%20pings%20back%2C%20it’s%20a%20useful%20indicator%20it%27s%20soft%20plastic.,-See%20what%20you

It's great, Tesco do it as well. It's surprised me how much we create in a short space of time!

I was so pleased to see this too, amazed at how much soft plastic we have. Don’t tend to go in big supermarkets who I think have this but often pop in for a few bits.

I have been horrified by how much soft plastic we are collecting for this so are actively looking for ways to reduce as much as possible. It’s been a total eye opener and other than tissues, barely anything goes in our rubbish bin now.

We were staggered at just how much we collected in the first few days.
Just goes to show.

I came on to say Tesco do it as well. I hope they keep it up. My black bin is getting emptier and emptier every week.

Sane here, I have been using the collection at Tesco for a few weeks and the amount we collect is quite a lot.

I also noticed the collection trolley they use was full this week so it's very popular.

Once we get a compost bin our rubbish going to landfill will be minimal I hope.

I'm glad others are aware & doing it too

Does anyone know if you can put lego bags in here? The ones that come inside the box with the pieces in? DD has just built a big set and the amount of bags is unreal.

@Clementine8

Does anyone know if you can put lego bags in here? The ones that come inside the box with the pieces in? DD has just built a big set and the amount of bags is unreal.

I would think so, the way I've read it described is any plastic which wouldn't normally be recycled & can be scrunched flat/small.

That's a great shout as well, we've had Lego sets which weren't even that big with 3/4/5 bags

I've been doing this for a few months now. Selected Sainsbury's stored also collect them as well:

www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/sustainability/plan-for-better/our-stories/2021/flexible-plastics

I recently bought this plastic recycling bin to store my plastics until I take it to the recycling (yes, I am aware of the irony)

www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/hallbar-bin-with-lid-light-grey-80398058/