The Pringles® Can Recycling Programme
Recycle your Pringles® cans
- Participating locations
- 1,400
How to participate in this programme
This programme is currently full. You can drop-off your Pringles® cans at public drop-off locations across the UK – find your local one here.
Drop-off locations
How it works
There are 2 different ways to participate in this programme:
1) Drop off your Pringles® cans at your nearest public drop-off location
Find your nearest public drop-off location on the interactive map above and drop off your Pringles® cans.
To learn more about public drop-off locations, please click here.
2) Set up a public drop-off location
Please note this only applies to members participating in the recycling programme.
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)
- 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.
Once you are a member of the programme 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
The Pringles® cans are crushed and separated by their different components, as the components are recycled separately. The plastic lids are pelletized and the steel base is smelted. The cardboard, plastic and aluminium layer parts are separated through pulping so that the cardboard fibres can then be used for a new pulp. The remaining plastic and aluminium is pelletized. All materials can then be used in new products or applications.
Click here to learn more about the recycling process.
Rewards
Earn points for the waste you recycle
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 total weight of the shipment. 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.
Here is the reward this programme offers:
For example:
500 grams of Pringles® cans = 0 TerraCycle® points
1 kilogram of Pringles® cans = 100 TerraCycle® points
2 kilograms of Pringles® cans = 200 TerraCycle® points
Please be aware, the weight of the cardboard box is not taken into account. TerraCycle® recommends public drop-off location administrators to send more than the minimum weight to ensure points are awarded.
Resources
LEARN MORE ABOUT PRINGLES®
Pringles® is excited to partner with TerraCycle® to launch a national recycling solution for Pringles® cans. To learn more about Pringles®, click here.
