The Flash® Wipes, Cloths and Pads Recycling Programme
Recycle your Flash® Wipes, Cloths and Pads through this programme
- Participating locations
- 249
- Available locations
- 151
How to participate
You can recycle your Flash® Wipes, Cloths and Pads in 3 different ways:
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By dropping them off at a public drop-off location
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By setting up a public drop-off location
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By collecting them at home
To learn more, please take a look at the "How It Works" section further down the page before clicking on the button below.
Drop-off locations
How it works
There are 3 different ways to participate in this programme:
1) Drop off your waste at your nearest public drop-off location
Find your nearest public drop-off location on the interactive map above and drop off your Flash® Wipes, Cloths and Pads during the opening hours.
To learn more about public drop-off locations, please click here.
2) Set up a public drop-off location
If there are no public drop-off locations near you, you can set up your own. Simply follow the steps below:
- Create a TerraCycle® account
- Find a public place to host your collection (with the prior consent of the person in charge of the place)
- Join the programme by clicking on "join programme for free" at the top of this page
- Fill out this form to finalise your request
To learn more about what public drop-off locations are and what it involves to set up one, please click here.
3) Collect at home
If there are no public drop-off locations near you and you are not able to set one up yourself, you can collect at home as a private collector. Simply follow the steps below:
- Create a TerraCycle® account
- Join the programme by clicking on "join programme for free" at the top of this page
Once you are a member of the programme (by setting up a public drop-off location or becoming a private collector) and when you are ready to send a shipment, please follow these steps:
What you can recycle in this programme
Please check out our Accepted Waste Poster below for more details.
What happens to this waste
Once collected, the Flash® Wipes, Cloths and Pads are cut finely. The material is then melted in order to become a usable raw material such as pellets or plastic lumber. These raw materials can be used for a number of moulded plastic products like benches. Click here to learn more about the recycling process.
Rewards
This programme offers 100 TerraCycle® points for each kilogram of Flash® Wipes, Cloths and Pads sent. Parcels can be any size in order to receive points.
For example:
500 grams = 50 TerraCycle® points
1 kilogram = 100 TerraCycle® points
2 kilograms = 200 TerraCycle® points
Please note that TerraCycle® points are credited to the accounts of public drop-off location administrators and private collectors as a reward for their collection efforts. The number of points given is determined by the weight of the parcel. 1 TerraCycle® point is worth 1 penny.
Once credited, the points can be redeemed into financial donations to the charity or school chosen by the owner of the points. The points must be redeemed on the TerraCycle® website.
Resources
LEARN MORE ABOUT FLASH®
Flash® has been cleaning Britain’s floors for over 60 years. Now we’re looking forward to the next 50. That’s why Flash® is excited to partner with TerraCycle® to offer a solution for recycling Flash® wipes, wet cloths and absorbing pads - and keep them out of landfill. Click here for more information about Flash®.
