Recycle Week 2015 – Recycling in the bathroom
Welcome to day 3 of Recycle Week! We hope you’ve found the information we’ve provided you with so far useful – in case you missed it, check out these recycling facts and figures from day 1 and information about recycling in the kitchen from day 2! Today, we’re taking a look at what you can recycle in the bathroom. We’ll let you into a secret: there’s a lot!
Plastic Bottles
If there’s one item of waste that most people produce in the bathroom it’s plastic bottles. From cleaning products to shampoo, lots of common bathroom items come in plastic bottles. The great news is that most of us can recycle all of these bottles! Whilst many people think that ‘plastic bottles’ only includes fizzy drinks or milk bottles, many Local Authorities collect all kinds of plastic bottles. Keep an eye out for the following, which can all be widely recycled:
Shampoo, conditioner and shower gel bottles; Hand-wash bottles (remove the pump first!); Bleach bottles; Cleaning sprays (remove the trigger spray first!)
Aerosols
Another item that might slip into the bathroom bin is empty aerosols. Lots of Local Authorities now accept aerosols for recycling, but once again it’s always best to check first!
Cardboard Packaging
Opening a new tube of toothpaste? Don’t forget that cardboard packaging!Putting a separate bin in your bathroom just for recycling is great way to make you think about all those small items that get thrown away. You might be surprised by how much you can recycle in your bathroom!
