The Tayto® Recycling Programme
Recycle all your Tayto® crisp and snack packaging through this programme
- Participating locations
- 276
- Available locations
- 24
Recycling in partnership with Tayto®
TerraCycle® and Tayto® have partnered to create a free recycling programme for all your Tayto® crisp and snack packaging. The programme also offers participants the opportunity to fundraise for your favourite charitable cause.
Important!
For this recycling programme we offer public drop-off locations exclusively for collectors based in Northern Ireland. Please note that everyone still has the opportunity to become a private collector on this programme.
We do not provide collection boxes for private collectors or public drop-off locations for this programme.
Drop-off locations
How it works
Participating is completely free and very easy.
When you want to post a shipment, download a free UPS label from your account, attach it to your shipment and then simply order a free pick-up via UPS by calling 03457 877 877 or book a collection online here. UPS will then collect from your location. You can also drop-off your parcel at your closest UPS drop-off point, which you can find here.
What you can recycle in this programme
Please check out our Accepted Waste Poster below for more details.
Best practices for collecting
So we can recycle this waste properly - and in common with other household recycling - we would ask you to properly empty your packaging before placing them in a box. Tape the box together securely ensuring there are no loose edges or corners. Print your label and attach it securely to the shipment.
What happens to this waste
Once collected, your Tayto® crisp and snack packaging is cleaned and extruded into plastic pellets to make new recycled products. Click here to learn more about the recycling process.
Rewards
This programme offers the following reward
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:
To earn TerraCycle® points, you need to send minimum 200 units (1 kg) which will be rewarded with 1 point per unit.
Please weigh your shipment before sending it, because the weight depends on the type of crisp and snack packets you are sending.
Resources
Tayto® are committed to minimising our impact on the environment and preventing pollution whenever possible. We operate a formal environmental management system and are dedicated to continuous improvement of resource usage and environmental performance and influence.
We engage with supply partners and work hard, not only to reduce the impact of our existing packaging, but to find new and innovative ways to deliver our product to you in an environmentally sustainable manner.
We are working to reduce our carbon footprint, by reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions. We hold a Platinum Award in the Business in the Community NI ARENA Environmental Benchmarking Awards, a Top 5 position within our category, highlighting just how effective our environmental programmes are.
Waste reduction has been a long term focus for Tayto® and have sent no waste to landfill since 2013.
