The latest Newsletter from Recycle for Kenilworth.
Hard to recycle plastics can be collected from your doorstep to help raise funds for tKC. Read on to find out what can be recycled and how to do it. You can even get your street involved..
Please send only those that cannot be recycled with Council Kerbside collection. Without your help, these items will most certainly end up in a Landfill. Please ensure the contents are CLEAN and DRY. May has a YouTube channel for RECYCLE FOR KENILWORTH:
HOW IT WORKS
- Collect what can be recycled in your own carrier bag.
- Staple/tape/tie the bag close
- Include a minimum £1 donation placed in an envelope attached to your bag.
- Text 07983 338708 for collection or drop off
- Encourage your friends and relatives to join in – Please note that I only collect around Kenilworth.
What can be recycled:
FOOD / DRINK PACKAGING
- Big Tea plastic packaging
- Biscuits plastic bags and plastic wrappers
- Bread plastic bags
- Warburtons® wax bread packaging (branded)
- Cheese bags and wrappers and nets
- Reusable food & drinks containers and bottles, microwaveable takeaway boxes and lids
- Ferrero Rocher® Kinder® and Nutella® boxes and wrappers (no paper cards and cases)
- Babybel® cheese packaging including the wax wrap
- Aluminium drinks cans (crushed or uncrushed) in aseparate bag, to avoid liquid and sharp edges for our sorters.
- Plastic bottle lids
HOUSEHOLD
- Laundry & Air Fragrance containers, antiseptic wipes bags
- Marigold® gloves and packaging (branded)
- Flash® wipes and dusters (branded)
PERSONAL CARE / MAKE UP
- Personal care and Cosmetics empty hard-to-recycle packaging
- Personal and Baby Care empty and hard-to-recycle packaging
- Dental care plastic products (empty)
- Empty Toothpaste Tubes
- Contact lens and cases, droppers & single dose units
OFFICE
- Inkjet cartridges (individually packed to avoid ink leakage)
- Writing instruments
MEDICAL
- Empty medicine blisters (packed separately to save sorting)
Please stop giving us the following:
X Crisps and Nuts packets
X non-microwaveable food trays and boxes
X Confectionery packets
X Plastic or Paper Toys
X Plastic dispenser without branded bottle
X Plastic Dishwasher packaging
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WASTE
I will collect or accept drop off the wastes, and quarantine them before sorting and sending to appropriate recycling facilities. The wastes will be recycled to become plastic packaging and/or furniture, etc.
WHERE DO THE FUNDS COME FROM
I donate all necessary collection bags and boxes & all the printing and administration time. Your donations (in whole) go to the Kenilworth Centre as it takes a high quantity of each waste type before attracting any pay out from the recycling companies. Where recycling scheme pays me points, I will convert them to cash and pay to the Kenilworth Centre. Where recycling scheme pays out cash, that will be transferred by BACS the Kenilworth Centre Bank account.
HOW ARE THE FUNDS USED
The Kenilworth Centre supports all aspects of the Kenilworth Community. In particularly I support the Mental Health of Children and Youths.
WHO IS IT FOR
Those who want to help the environment by diverting hard-to-recycle waste to be properly recycled.
Those who wants to save money on petrol and time on trips to recycling centres.
Those who wants help earn funds to give back to the Kenilworth local community.
May Lau fundraises on a private basis.
Thank you for your support.
We would like to thank May for all of the hard work she does to raise funds for the Charity.