National Recycle Week 19-25th September

National Recycling Week

Taking place between 19th- 25th September, Recycle Week 2022 will inspire people to Get Real to improve recycling, tackling myths around recycling – such as wishcycling* and reducing resident confusion. Now in its nineteenth year, Recycle Week, is the nation's biggest annual celebration of recycling. Based on insights from WRAP's citizen research, the campaign will demonstrate that recycling really is worthwhile.

The nationwide week of action involves business partners, community groups and local authorities across the UK, and has proven to be a major calendar event, with more than 3000 businesses and individuals joining the #RecycleWeek conversation in 2021. This year will be no different, with exciting campaign activity planned across the UK.

Sarah Clayton, Head of Citizen Behaviour Change WRAP, said "Last year was the most successful Recycle Week ever in terms of changing behaviour, with 82% of people who saw the campaign content saying they had changed their behaviour as a result. We need to see that momentum continue.

In 2022, we want to show why recycling is important in the battle against the climate emergency. We are focusing on helping people recycle more effectively at home, showing people how to overcome barriers and providing simple support through our popular Recycling Locator.
We are thrilled to welcome sponsors Coca-Cola GB, Danone, innocent, McDonald's UK and Ocado on board to support us to help citizens improve their recycling behaviours, we're keen to get more partners on board to help us to inspire the nation by cutting through the hyperbole and to be real about why we recycle, where we need to get to and what really happens. This year, Recycling gets REAL."

* wishcycling: is the act of tossing something in your recycling bin with the mere hope that it is recyclable. Recycling is more complicated than that. There are specific do's and don'ts that make or break whether material in your recycling bin are kept out of landfills and reused:

• Learn your local recycling rules
• know what can and can't be recycled
• make sure articles are clean and dry
• when in doubt throw it out
• reduce your waste.

did you know that Sainsbury's recycle batteries and all sorts of plastic bags and wrappers:

• Baby, pet food, detergent and cleaning pouches
• Biscuit and chocolate wrappers
• Bread bags
• Cereal liners
• Cheese, fish and meat wrapping
• Crisp packets and sweet bags
• Delivery bags
• Frozen food bags
• Multi-pack wrapping
• Plastic carrier bags
• Plastic film lids
• Salad, pasta, and rice bags
• Toilet roll wrapping

AND DON'T FORGET THE LOCAL INITIATIVE OF TRANSITION TATTENHALL REPAIR CAFE- DON'T THROW IT AWAY TRY AND MEND IT.

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