Ali's community Recycling
Ali’s team of volunteers collect diverse items for recycling as part of the manufacturer-funded “Terracycle” scheme, aimed primarily at recycling items NOT collected by the Council via roadside collection or waste and recycling centres.
The table below lists what is and is not accepted by Terracycle. Since Terracycle comprises multiple manufacturer schemes, you’ll find that some items not accepted on one scheme are accepted by another – for example Pretzel bags are accepted under the “KP Nuts..” scheme.
There’s an alternative pictorial view of the same information below the table. Below the pictures is a list of additional (non Terracycle) items that Ali’s team also collect.
Please place your items (bagged) in labelled wheelie bins outside Mortimer Methodist Church, West End Road ensuring that.
- Items are clean AND bagged per category- NOT dropped in loose.
- You checked carefully that your items ARE listed before dropping them off.
Happy sorting and bagging!
Terracycle items - in a table
| Category | Accepted | Not Accepted | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| KP Snacks nuts, popcorn, crisp and pretzel packets | Nut, preztel, crisp, popcorn and nuts packets and multipacks- all brands. | seed packets nutrient powder and topper packets. crisp packets of any kind. meat snack packets crisp tubes | |
| Pringles cans | All sizes, including lid and seal | other tube types | |
| Bread bags | Any brand of bread loaf bag | baguette, bread roll, bagel, pretzel* & crumpet, wraps, pitta, naan, garlic bread, croissant, brioche, pastry, tea cake, fruit loaf, scone, donut, muffin, cake, cake bar, pancake & waffle packaging | * pretzel packets collected under KP Snacks nuts scheme |
| Cheese | Any brand of flexible plastic cheese packaging, nets and pouches, Any brand sliced cheese protective film, flexible cheese pouches, cathedral city mini (6 pack) labels, nets for mini cheeses. | cheese tubs trays* cardboard cheese boxes (as above) aluminium cheese wrapping wooden cheese boxes cheese wax/wax paper cheese slice dividers squeezy cheese tubes labels from other Cathedral City nets products or other brands of mini cheeses | items marked * can go in roadside recycling |
| Oral Care | Any brand toothpaste/tubes Any brand plastic toothbrush Any brand toothpaste packaging Any brand carton | non plastic toothbrushes interdental brushes battery toothbrushes dental floss mouthwash bottles breath freshener spray denture adhesive/tablet packaging denture cream tubes outer packaging not containing toothbrush, toothpaste or floss tubes not containing toothpaste toothpaste pumps toothache kits dentu | |
| RB Hygiene Home | flexible dishwasher tablet cardboard packaging/outer plastic sleeve dishwasher cleaner/freshener outer packaging flexible plastic dishwaser | Laundry detergent packaging, toilet freshener packaging, aerosols, plastic bottles and tubs, dishwasher liquid bottle, rinse aid packaging, fragrance candles, reeds, plug ins and autosprays, soda crystal packaging, washing machine and over cleaner packaging, cardboard. | plastic bottles and cardboard can go in roadside collection |
| Writing instruments | Any brand pen, highlighter, marker, correction fluid pot | glue sticks, erasers, rulers, pencils, scissors | |
| Air home and laundry care | All flexible dishwasher tablet packaging. Lenor tumble drier sheets | Lenor tumble drier sheet cardboard packaging. | |
| Burt's Bees Personal Care | flexible/metallic plastic body cream/ointment/moisturiser tubes eye shadow compacts lip/cheek highlighter and bronzer sticks mascara tubes/wands flexible plastic facial cleanser wipe packaging lip stick/gloss/balm | glass, rigid bottles/pots/tubs for personal care, unless not accepted by council. non personal care related flexible plastic tubes/plastic wipe packaging. deodorant/body spray/perfume. cardboard packaging (use council/Sainsburys) | |
| Maybelline makeup | empty face makeup packaging (compacts/tubs/pots) empty lip makeup packaging (lipstick/gloss/balm) | glass bottles (eg foundation, cream eyeshadow jars) wooden eye pencils makeup brushes nail varnish aerosols | |
| Personal care and beauty | All brands flexible single use mask packaging and blue plastic film on top of tissue mask as used for personal care/beauty products. flexible plastic wipes packaging for personal care/beauty products plastic roll on deodorants hair colourant kits (excl. rigid bottles or cardboard packaging) personal care/beaty product packaging caps, pumps and triggers (excl rigid bottles) | rigid bottles (shampoo/skin/sun protection/body care) plastic pots/tubes not used for personal care cardboard packaging aerosols flexible plastic wipes packaging not used for personal care/beauty products | |
| Disposable gloves | Disposable polythene, latex and nitrile gloves. | non disposable gloves. disposable gloves used for business or professionally, cardboard packaging | put cardboard packaging in roadside collection |
| Carex hand wash | Carex imperial leather, Bayley's of Bond Street hand wash pumps Carex hand wash refill puches and caps | other brands of hand wash pumps and refills plastic hand wash bottles, hand gel bottles and caps (use council recycling) hand cream bottles & pumps | |
| Aqua Optima water filters | Aqua Optima Universal, Evolve+, Evolve 30 and 60 day water filters | Other brands of water filter Water filter packaging | |
| Babybell | Babybell nets, metal clasp, labels, Individual wrappers, wax, Mini Rolls flexible plastic packaging, Mini Rolls sleeves and plastic trays | other brands of cheese packaging, other brands of snack packaging, cardboard packaging (use council or Sainsburys) | |
| Confectionary | plastic chocolate and sweets pouches and bags. individual chocolate bar wrappers, plastic chocolate block wrappers chocolate and sweets multi pack outer plastic packaging. | breakfast/granola/energy bar wrappers aluminiium foil, cardboard and paper wrappers. tins and rigid plastic trays/tubs (see council recycling) quality street wrappers (use home composting) | |
| Pladis biscuits and snacks | All brands of non savoury biscuit, crackers and cakes bars (eg jaffa cake/hobnob bars) wrappers. | cardboard packaging* | for items marked * use roadside or Sainsbury recycling. for hard plastic check other lists |
| Kinder egg | foil packaging, rigid packaging, chocolate wrappers, flexible plastic packaging | cardboard or packaging from other brands | check other categories for other brand accepted items. |
| Ferrero Rocher | Ferrero Rocher and Collection gold trays, transparent box, foil wrappers | paper casings*, cardboard packaging*, other brands of similar items | for items marked * use roadside or Sainsbury recycling. for hard plastic check other lists |
| Philips dental care | Electric toothbrushes, heads and covers, flosser nozzles, flossing sticks and interdental brushes, floss containers, manual brushes. | battery operated toothbrushes, electric toothbrush handles, toothpaste tubes and caps, outer cardboard packaging, dental floss, batteries. | cardboard packaging can go in roadside recycling, batteries can go to Padworth tip. See Oral Care for toothpaste recycling. |
| Hair Care packaging | Aussie, Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essence, Pantene and Bear Fruits: shampoo refil pouches, hair mask pouches, fkexible tubes, triggers and pumps. | packaging from other brands, rigid bottles | put rigid bottles in roadside recycling |
| Coffee | ground coffee pouches, flexible coffee packaging and coffee bean pouches - any brand | individual coffee bags, coffee capsules, ground coffee, cardboard packaging. | Put cardboard packaging in roadside collection |
| Lavazza coffee pods | Lavazza Nespresso compatible pods.caps, Lavazza Eco Lavazza A Modo Mio compatible caps/pods, | Non Eco Lavazza caps. Any other brand of capsule. Coffee bags, Cardboard packaging. | Put cardboard packaging in roadside collection |
| Marigold gloves | Marigold durable and disposable gloves. Marigold gloves plastic packaging. | Other brands of durable and disposable gloves. Gloves that have been in contact with harsh chemicals, Gloves used for professonal applications. Cardboard packaging. | There's a separate scheme other brans of disposable gloves. Put cardboard packaging in roadside collection. |
terracycle items - in pictures
Click on any image for details and slide show. Don’t forget the list of additional accepted items below the image gallery.
Additional items accepted -via same drop off wheelie bins
- Bras
- Stamps
- Corks
- Ring pulls
- Mobile phones
- Inkjet printer cartridges (not laser)
- Milk bottle tops - must have "2" or "4" in recycling symbol
- Good/almost new pencils