Bubble wrap and bags

Bubble wrap is made of the same type of plastic as plastic carrier bags and so can be taken to the carrier bag bin in Co-op, Marks and Spencers, or Waitrose, and you will no longer need to put then into your black bin. A simple routine of a bag to pop it into and drop off before you start shopping.

Note: As of November 2023, Sainsburys, Haywards Heath will no longer be accepting soft plastics for recycling. They will still offer the recycling of plastic hangers, batteries, cosmetics, and water filters.

I don’t think everyone is aware of this. Carrier bag bins (at supermarkets) can recycle so many more plastic items, such as:

• Plastic carrier bags

• Plastic bread bags (shake out)

• Plastic cereal bags (like porridge oats bags, not inners from boxes of cereals, although some are recyclable - check the label)

• Plastic wrappers and ring joiners from multipacks of cans

• Toilet roll and kitchen roll plastic wrappers

• Plastic freezer bags

• Plastic magazine and newspaper wrappers (from your letterbox post)

• Fruit and veg supermarket bags

• Bubble wrap

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Cans, tins & packs

All of the following can be recycled in your blue topped kerbside recycling bin.

• Aerosol cans – Deodorants, hair spray and air fresheners

• Biscuit tins – Metal and plastic biscuit tins and lids

• Blister packs – Plastic blister packs. Remember to check all the tablets are removed

• Cartons (including Tetra Pak cartons) – Fruit juice, long life milk, soup and smoothie cartons

• Envelopes – We can recycle window envelopes

• Plastic cups – If you do buy a takeaway coffee, remember that your plastic cup and the lid can be recycled in your blue top recycling bin

• Plastic bottles – Remove tops first, then recycle

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The exception to this list is the Jiffy bag. Please place any Jiffy bags in the rubbish bin please, or reuse.

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