B Q Plastic Plant Pot Recycling

BQ stores have been donating unsellable materials and products to local community groups for many years. Youll find them near our checkouts.

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Currently black plant pots are generally NOT collected for recycling because they cannot be detected by machinery used to sort plastics in the recycling process.

B q plastic plant pot recycling. This is a real shame because three quarters of us would find it useful to be able to recycle our plant pots more easily. Central Paper Stock the locally expert recycling company that has run Pot Recycling since 2017 will re-evaluate the situation in the coming months and look to re-start pot recycling at local garden centers for the spring 2021 growing season. Reusing your plastic pots seed trays and modules is better than recycling them because you dont use the extra energy required to recycle old plastic into new.

While the recycling of plastic pots is becoming more widely available there is little that can be done with broken ceramic and terracotta pots. They could be made into all kinds of useful things if enough of them are recycled. Pieces of broken pottery can be useful in creating a drainage layer in the bottom other plant pots but failing that they have to go into residual waste wrapped so as not to tear the bag or injure the collector.

I used to throw them into my recycling bin but now with the new stricter rules on what plastics are recyclable I know that throwing them in my bin is considered contamination and can cause a big batch of plastics to be sent to the landfillNo matter how I try to avoid them by growing plants from seed or choosing biodegradable pots when I can or reusing them to plant stuff to give away to. Hooray hooray hooray someone has organised a pot recycling scheme so that all our surplus plastic pots languishing in sheds around the country can be taken to a local garden centre from where they will be collected and made into useful and well-designed products. It is worth checking your local garden centre as some offer plant pot take back schemes.

Avoid putting plastic pots in your own recycling bin if possible. The reason is that they are often made of a different type of plastic to the plastic used for household bottles tubs and trays. Wyevale was the first major garden centre to ban the sale of patio heaters last years a move that has subsequently being followed by diy giant BQ and other leading garden retailers.

This means that many local authorities wont accept them. Bring old plastic plant pots and trays to your nearest store and we will ensure that they dont end up in landfill. Any cardboard or paper sleeves can be recycled separately.

Some independent garden centres do offer a pot recycling service but if that isnt the case near you try to reuse them as much as possible or give them to schools and allotments. Pot to Product Plant Pot Recycling Scheme 30th January 2014 Stephanies Blog Stephanie Donaldson. Plastic pots are made from different types of plastic to those used in food recycling.

Dobbies offer a free plastic plant pot and tray return service. Add a touch of life and colour to your garden and household with a variety of lightweight cost-effective plastic plant pots from BQ. Unfortunately garden plastics for example plant pots seed trays tools and furniture cannot be recycled in your kerbside recycling bin.

Its a great way to reduce waste whilst helping the community. Well also take light bulbs fluorescent tubes and batteries in our recycling units. Tips for recycling plastic pots tubs and trays.

For full report see the March 28 issue of DIY Week. A plastic plant pot can be easily cleaned and moved around your space making it the perfect container for any type of green-thumbed gardener. According to the British Plastics Federation plastic plant pots are eminently recyclable and useable.

Wood including off cuts and single use pallets. You are sure to find a plastic pot for your needs with plenty of choice from small to large plastic plant pots in a variety of colours. So how can you dispose of unwanted plastic plant pots.

Recycling methods vary across councils and by having the pots collected at a designated point it. To know if your Local Authority collects pots tubs and trays check with them directly or enter your postcode below to be sure. Remove any film lids and absorbent pads from plastic trays and put these in the general rubbish.

We can take all shapes sizes and colours of pot or tray as long as theyre plastic and not polystyrene. Garden centers that have hosted pot recycling collection trailers will NOT be accepting garden plastics at any time in 2020. Use left over washing up water to rinse your plastic pots and tubs before recycling.

Plastic plant pots and. Passing customers have also been known to lift a few for reuse in their own gardens Meanwhile Notcutts also offers a polystyrene recycling scheme for items such as bedding plant trays. Simply speak to a colleague in store.

The pots are baled along with Dobbies other plastic waste and sent for recycling or they are offered to local charities who are able to reuse them. The types of material includes. For any larger products we can help dispose of them responsibly in store if youve bought a like-for-like product from BQ within the last 28 days.

You make the most of a finite resource by using it until it falls apart thus keeping it out of the wider environment and the oceans too for as long as possible. All Wyevale Garden Centres are offering the recycling facility after the success of the trials. And its perfectly doable.

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