Now in its eighteenth year, Recycle Week, is the nation’s biggest annual celebration of recycling.
This Recycle Week, Recycle Now and WRAP are getting real, about where we are, where we want to be and how we’re all going to get there, together.
Following its biggest year ever in 2021, Recycle Week is back for 2022, and this year it’s about to Get Real. Citizens have more questions than ever about their recycling, and your Students' Union is supporting Recycle Now by giving people real answers throughout the Week and beyond.
This year’s Recycle Now campaign will focus on three common questions that many of us have when it comes to recycling: -
Does my recycling really make a difference?
Yes it does! In fact, recycling in the UK saves 18 million tonnes of Co2 a year – all these factors reduce greenhouse gas emissions which lead to climate change. By getting our recycling right we can also have an impact.
Your recycling is a valuable resource which can be made into new products.
Recycling doesn't just reduce the amount of waste going to landfill, it limits the need for raw materials, and saves energy.
In fact, in the UK, recycling saves a whopping 18 million tonnes of CO2 a year!
One item in the bin can’t hurt, can it?
Sadly, just a few wrong items from all of us, like toothpaste tubes and broken drinking glasses, can end up spoiling whole lorry loads of our recycling.
Some items like batteries can even be hazardous to our recycling workers as they can cause fires at the recycling facility.
Find out more about why getting your recycling right is so important and how to improve yours here.
Recycling is so confusing, Isn’t it?
Recycling doesn’t have to be confusing - that’s what the Recycling Locator is for! Just pop in your postcode to find out what you can recycle where you live
