The Spontex Disposable Gloves Free Recycling Scheme
All brands accepted
This programme is now closed. A huge thank you to everyone who took part in this programme. Don’t let this affect your recycling momentum! We encourage you to check out the other recycling programmes we offer so you can continue to prevent your waste from ending up in landfills and incinerators.
Spontex Specialist Disposable cardboard packaging
Spontex Handy Multipurpose cardboard packaging
Spontex Protect 100 cardboard packaging
Spontex Handy Sensitive cardboard packaging
Spontex Handy Comfortable cardboard packaging
Please recycle locally where possible. The product packaging highlighted above is recyclable through the kerbside service provided by your local council and can be disposed of in your normal recycling bin.
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Disposable nitrile gloves
Disposable vinyl gloves
Disposable latex gloves
Disposable polyethylene gloves
Drop off your recycling at a location near you
Bring your recycling to a participating drop-off point near you. It's free, and you won't need a TerraCycle account or shipping label.
How to become a public drop-off point
Simply request to join this programme, and once you are confirmed, your location will show up on the drop-off map. Set up boxes that community members can fill with their rubbish to be recycled, and send full boxes to TerraCycle via InPost or FedEx at no cost to you. Enrolment limits apply. If the program is full, you will be added to a waitlist.
Get Started
The programme is closing.
You have until 15th October to download your prepaid QR codes or shipping labels and send us your last parcels. Parcels dropped at an InPost locker or handed over to the UPS courier after this date will not receive any TerraCycle points.
See answers to frequently-asked questions here. Can’t find the answer to your question on this page? Learn more about becoming a drop-off point.
We accept all brands of household disposable gloves that have been purchased for use at home only (for example, cleaning, gardening or beauty).
Waste that is NOT accepted:
- Non-disposable gloves
- Disposable gloves that have been bought for business use or used in a professional context
- Disposable gloves that have been used with harsh chemicals or unhygienic substances
- Any cardboard glove packaging (this can be recycled through your local council)
For any disposable gloves that have been bought for business use or used in a professional context, find the appropriate recycling solution on our Zero Waste Box™ website here.
For more information, please download our Accepted Waste Poster.
Click here to learn how to start a public drop-off point.
Please note: Only one drop-off location per account per programme is authorised. A minimum distance of 2 miles is required between each drop-off point, unless you are in a heavily populated area. In addition, your public drop-off point must be open for at least 3 hours per week.
It’s easy to set up and manage a drop-off point, and you can recruit a group of friends to help!
Set Up:
- Choose a location and receive permission if needed.
- Create or update your TerraCycle account profile with details about your drop-off location.
- Request to join the programmes of your choice.
- Once approved, set up your drop-off location.
Manage:
- Oversee the location (check that it is being used properly and that waste is being shipped when collection boxes are filled).
- When boxes are filled, seal them to ship them to us.
We encourage you to send your box when it is full of accepted waste to minimise the transportation carbon footprint for this programme. Sending your hard-to-recycle rubbish is easy: Simply scan your prepaid QR code when you drop off your box at a DPD drop-off location or print your prepaid shipping label to send your box via FedEx. Wet/dripping packages will not be accepted, so please make sure they are dry.
Please follow the steps below to send your waste to us:
With FedEx - printer required:
- Request a prepaid FedEx label from your account.
- Download your label and print it out from your email.
- Either arrange a parcel pickup or drop them off at FedEx parcel shop.
- For collection: Your parcel must not weigh more than 30 kg, and dimensions can’t exceed 100cm x 70cm x 70cm
- For drop-off: Your parcel must not weigh more than 15kg max, and dimensions can’t exceed 90cm x 60cm x 60cm
→ over 4,500 locations available
You can use the same label to plan a collection or drop off the parcel.
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For collection: Schedule online at fedex.com/en-gb/shipping/schedule-pickup
or by phone (03456 07 08 09). Provide your tracking number (this is 12 digits, located in bold at the bottom of your label) and postcode, and select “arrange a pick-up” on the next page, choose a pickup date/time, and add any instructions. You can arrange a collection for the same postcode or a different one.
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Drop-off: Take your parcel to any FedEx location and show your label.
If the request is received before 1 pm, FedEx will attempt collection the same day.
If the request is received after 1 pm, FedEx will attempt collection on the next business day.
Promote: Spread awareness about your location to encourage participation.
Allocate: As you accumulate TerraCycle points, choose which charities to donate to!
Paperless shipping with DPD:
- Initiate the return and receive a QR code.
- Go to a DPD drop-off location, scan the QR code and the label will be printed there.
- Drop off the parcel.
- DPD will collect it and send it to TerraCycle for recycling.
Boxes must not weigh more than 20 kg, and dimensions can’t exceed 60 × 60 × 60 cm so that the shop and its staff can easily handle the item. Find your nearest DPD drop-off location here.
There are no direct costs to you for running a public drop-off point. Many collectors spend nothing other than their time. You may choose to purchase specific boxes or bins for your drop-off location, but you can also just use extra boxes you have at home.
Public spaces that have good traffic flow and are easily accessible are excellent drop-off points. Stores, community centers, places of worship, and libraries are great options.
You choose which TerraCycle free recycling programmes your drop-off point will participate in. Collectors can drop off only the waste accepted in those TerraCycle programmes.
No - unfortunately we do not provide collection boxes for this programme.
Earn Recycling Rewards
Earn TerraCycle points by recycling with us! You can redeem your points in the form of a donation to a school, charity, or nonprofit of your choice. Thanks to the recycling efforts of TerraCyclers like you, we've raised millions globally for schools, charities, and other nonprofits through our recycling programmes.
Click here to learn more about our Recycling Rewards Programme.
1. Recycle
Request for your drop-off point to join the Spontex Disposable Gloves Free Recycling Scheme. Once approved, begin collecting recycling with your community.
2. Earn Rewards
Send in the recycling you’ve collected at your drop-off point. As the drop-off administrator, you’ll earn all of the points for your shipments! Shipments earn 50 points per kilogram. To earn points, the minimum weight of your shipment must be 8 kilograms.
3. Redeem Rewards
TerraCycle points can be redeemed for a donation of £0.01 per point. You’ll get to choose which charities or schools to support with the points you earn from your drop-off.
Discover Our Recycling Process
Once collected, your disposable gloves are cleaned and ground down into a fine powder to make new recycled products.
Click here to learn more about the recycling process.
Learn More About Spontex
As a leading European cleaning tools brand, we believe that we can no longer design a great product unless we take into account its environmental footprint and constantly strive to reduce its environmental impact year after year. When we launch disposable products to meet consumer needs, we believe that we must give these products a second life and find them a new purpose. Through our partnership with TerraCycle®, we’re taking responsibility and committing to identifying new innovative solutions. Join us in our mission to keep disposable gloves out of landfill. Learn more about Spontex.