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| Paige recycling her crisp packet |
Library apprentice Paige Simcoe launched a new recycling
scheme in the Health Library yesterday. The Crisp Packet Recycling Scheme which
is part of the first national crisp packet recycling scheme in the UK is run by
Walkers working in partnership with Terracycle.
Please put you empty crisp packets in the special bins
located in the Health Library.
Where are the recycling bins?
Currently there are two recycling bins – one by the seating area in the rotunda close to the newspapers and one by the water cooler next to the IT suite
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| Crisp recycling bin |
What type of bags can be recycled?
Any brand of crisp
packet can be put in the bin.
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| Pile of crisp packets |
Please do not put the
following items in the bin:
- Popcorn bags
- Crisp tubes
- Pretzel bags
- Meat snack bags
Why recycle crisp bags?
Approximately 20 million bags of crisps are produced in the
UK each day (1).
Many crisp packets contain several layers of plastic which
do not biodegrade; this can end up in landfill and the wider environment and
cause damage to wildlife and sea life.
What happens to the recycled bags?
The crisp bags are cleaned, shredded and made in to small
plastic pellets which are then used to create plastic items.
Please support this scheme and help to reduce pollution.
(1)
Friends of the Earth (2018) Turning a Walkers
crisp packet into a bench is a start. Retrieved 25th march 2019 from
https://friendsoftheearth.uk/plastics/walkers-crisp-packet.
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