Waste electricalsThis symbol explains that you should not place the electrical item in the general waste. It does not relate to recycling but is a reminder to be a good citizen, disposing of the item in the most appropriate manner. TidymanThis symbol is only asking you not to litter. Recyclable aluminiumThis symbol indicates that the item is made from recyclable aluminium. This symbol has nothing to do with the recyclability of the packaging Product Durability This type of symbol indicates the time until which the product is good for use or consumption. You can find your local bring bank on our map Please dispose of glass bottles and jars in a bottle bank and remember to remove the lids, these can be placed in your recycle bin at home. Glass This symbol asks that you recycle the glass container. It does not necessarily mean that it should be placed in your household recycle bin either.Sometimes this symbol is used with a percentage figure in the middle to explain that the packaging contains x% of recycled material. The Mobius symbol, this indicates that an object is capable of being recycled, not that the object has been recycled or will be accepted. It is more a mark of the producer’s environmental responsibility and contribution to recycling.
The Green Dot is not in itself a recycling symbol nor does it mean that the packaging material on which it is marked is either recycled, or made using recyclable content. This is called the Green Dot, it is one of the most widely used recycling symbols on packaging and therefore causes the most confusion.Its usage means that the producer of the packaging has contributed to the end recovery of the packaging, in Ireland this scheme is Repak. We will be showing these in colour version where we can but all can also be found in black and white. We have put together some info on the types of labelling related to recycling and disposal that you will commonly see and tell you what they really mean. And whats driving this change…….us, you and me, the customer, we have the power to make them change through the choices we make.īut we digress, we are here to talk about which bin to use for all that extra unwanted packaging.
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More supermarkets are providing loose options and packaging free shops are popping up all over the place. We currently live in a world where everything has too much packaging………like why does and avocado need a rigid plastic tray covered in soft plastic wrap? At some point in history someone in a marketing company had that great idea and you know what, we bought into it and now we’re stuck with it ….thankfully things are slowly starting to change. Yes, we do bury and burn some of our waste but this will be waste which cannot be recycled be that packaging or food and this is unavoidable because of the way we live. A typical example when it comes to waste that we always get “informed” about is “sure they just bury or burn it all so why bother?” Our first piece of advice is, don’t believe everything you read online as a lot of it can be an opinion not based on research or facts. Don’t worry you’re not alone, there are so many different instructions on what goes where and products telling us that they are “eco” or “green” and can be recycled or composted so we are here to help you navigate to the correct bin.
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