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.
Please note that the content on this page is user generated. If you find a location that is no longer active, contact us at customersupport@terracycle.co.uk.
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 at no cost to you.
Please note: For this recycling programme we offer public drop-off locations exclusively for collectors based in Northern Ireland.
Starting and managing a TerraCycle public drop-off point is easy and free! 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.
Click here to learn how to start a public drop-off point.
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.
It’s quite simple to set up and manage a drop-off point, and you can recruit a group of friends to help!
Set Up:
Manage:
Promote: Spread awareness about your location (as you see fit) to encourage participation.
Allocate: As you accumulate TerraCycle recycling rewards, choose which charities will receive donations from your points.
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 TerraCycle points by recycling with us! You can redeem your points in the form of a donation to a school or charity of your choice. Thanks to the recycling efforts of our collectors, we've raised over £33 million pounds globally for schools and charities through our recycling programmes.
Click here to learn more about our Recycling Rewards Programme.
We’ve made getting started with the Tayto® Free Recycling Programme easy! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your Tayto® crisp and snack packaging to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle them.
Participating in this programme is easy and FREE! See answers to frequently-asked questions here. Can’t find the answer to your question on this page? Visit our Help Centre.
You can recycle all types of Tayto® crisp and snack packaging through this programme.
Waste that is NOT accepted:
For more information, please download our Accepted Waste Poster.
Yes, this national recycling programme is brand-specific, which means you can only recycle the packaging of this particular brand.
Tayto® has sponsored this national recycling programme, so there is no direct cost to you.
We encourage you to ship when your box is full of Tayto® crisp and snack packaging to minimize the transportation carbon footprint for this programme. UPS will not accept dripping packages, so please make sure your items are dry.
When you are ready to send a parcel, please follow these steps:
No, you do not need to clean the packaging before dropping it off, but please remove as much of the remaining product as possible before shipping. Public drop-off locations will not accept dripping items, so make sure your items are dry.
Earn TerraCycle points by recycling with us! You can redeem your points in the form of a donation to a school or charity of your choice. Thanks to the recycling efforts of our collectors, we've raised over £33 million pounds globally for schools and charities through our recycling programmes.
Click here to learn more about our Recycling Rewards Programme.
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.
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.