It is almost impossible these days to buy unwrapped plastic free biscuit unless you live in Huddersfield where you can buy them loose.
But if you don’t, what to do? Give up biscuits…..hmmmmm.
OK, it’s not a great solution, but Mc Vities have started a biscuit wrapper recycling scheme. You save up the wrappers and post them off (for free with pre paid labels) and they get recycled. Its better then binning them. In their own words
“McVitie’s has recently teamed up with recycling experts TerraCycle to launch the McVitie’s Biscuit Wrapper Brigade. Biscuit wrappers are recyclable, but very little mixed plastic recycling is carried out by local council kerb side collections, resulting in millions of biscuit wrappers being sent to landfill. McVitie’s and TerraCycle’s initiative – a first for the industry – encourages consumers to help end this enormous waste of resources by sending in their used biscuit wrappers to be recycled. For more information, visit www.terracycle.co.uk.”
Please note, you need to send shipments that weigh at least 0.12 kg -approximately 50 units of biscuit wrappers.
So if you can’t refuse, at least you can recycle…. more tea vicar?
Free recycling programs
TerraCycle offers free recycling programs funded by brands, manufacturers, and retailers around the world to help you collect and recycle your hard-to-recycle waste. Simply choose the programs you’d like to join; start collecting in your home, school, or office; download free shipping labels; and send us your waste to be recycled. You can even earn rewards for your school or favorite non-profit!
For example I use an electric toothbrush because bamboo really doesnt work for me. But they come with a lot of plastic. Which my council wont recycle.
How to participate
There are 2 different ways to participate in this programme:
1) Drop off your oral care products and packaging at your nearest public drop-off location
Find your nearest public drop-off location on the interactive map above and drop off any accepted oral care products and packaging during the opening hours.
To learn more about public drop-off locations, please click here.
2) Set up a public drop-off location
Please note this only applies to members participating in the recycling programme.
If there are no public drop-off locations near you, you can set up your own. Simply follow the steps below:
Create a TerraCycle® account
Find a public place to host your collection (with the prior consent of the person in charge of the place)
Fill out this form to finalise your request
Please note that you have more chances to be selected to open a public drop-off location if you live more than 5 miles away from an existing public drop-off location for this scheme.
To learn more about what public drop-off locations are and what it involves to set up one, please click here.
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See what products can be recycled here https://www.terracycle.com/en-GB/brigadesYou can find other biscuit related posts here.