UK Recycling company First Mile has launched a RecycleBox courier service. The box can be filled with hard-to-recycle items or items that are not traditionally recycled through household or commercial waste services.
New materials added to the RecycleBox (www.recyclebox.co.uk) service this month, include:
•Makeup and beauty packaging – from foundation tubes to mascara wands and moisturiser tubs.
•Snack packaging – including crisp packets, sweet and chocolate bar wrappers and popcorn packets.
•Food and drink pouches – from baby food and juices to pet food and toothpaste packaging.
•Flexible plastics – including plastic carrier/grocery bags, cling film, plastic seals and bubble wrap.
•Water filters – all components and all brands, including bottle filters and packaging.
Once RecycleBoxes are received back to First Mile’s dedicated sorting facility, the Sacktory, items are sorted by their material type and sent for reuse or recycling. Many of the newly-introduced recycling streams will be sorted based on the grade of their plastics content and then granulated to be used in new plastic products.
With its environmental expertise and large network of partnerships, First Mile often identifies solutions for hard-to-recycle items. Where this isn’t possible, First Mile will offer advice to the brand concerned, focusing on a credible circular economy solution where a product’s material will have a useful second life.
Founder and CEO of First Mile, Bruce Bratley, comments: “We have big ambitions for our innovative RecycleBox service in 2020, especially around those everyday items that people find hard to recycle through traditional recycling services.”
