Puzzled about Packaging?
Act For Ealing’s great Recyling Challenge, took place on the first Saturday of the month in 2023 at the Reduce and Recycle Hub at Acton Market . Wonder what goes in what bin in Ealing go to Recycling in Ealing.
If you’ve ever been frustrated about recycling, you are not alone. Many of us struggle to understand the confusing symbols on packaging. Who hasn’t held up a plastic wrapper asking ‘can it be recycled’?
To get a better understanding, Act For Ealing’s ran the Recycling Challenge at Acton Market Reduce and Recycle Hub.
First things first
To help you get recycling, we’ve got Ealing Council leaflets summarizing the essentials. The biggest mistake is to contaminate what’s in the wheelie bin with your leftover lunch. All food waste should go in the small green recycling bin, available from the council, unless you have a compost bin (for fruit and vegetable peelings). For the full guide go to Recycling in Ealing.
Non-Kerbside
Soft plastics collection point
Soft plastics, also known as low-density polyethylene (LDPE), are more challenging to recycle. A number of specialist collection points do exist and many supermarkets offer collection points. For example Co-op, Sainsbury’s and Tesco are now offering soft plastic drop-offs. At Morrisons, plastic bags can be deposited. Ealing Council, in collaboration with Terracycle, has a facility at Greenford Recycling Centre.
Other recycling
Kerbside collection gathers up a significant amount of recyclables, but not everything you want to discard. Local Recycling Centres have containers for small electrical items, textiles, DIY waste, batteries, light bulbs, ink cartridges, oil and paint.
Phew! It’s a lot to remember, but well worth getting to grips with. If everyone disposes of waste responsibly, it will make our borough a brighter, greener place.