Kitchen - Zero Waste Box™
Put all of your non-recyclable and non-organic waste that is generated in your kitchen in the Kitchen Zero Waste Box to ensure that all of your kitchen waste gets recycled.
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Put all of your non-recyclable and non-organic waste that is generated in the kitchen, in the Kitchen Zero Waste Box to ensure that all of your kitchen waste gets recycled.
How it works
Please choose the size box you'd like to purchase. When you receive your box fill it with the appropriate waste streams. Once full, bring your box to any UPS location or schedule a collection to send your items back to TerraCycle using the pre-paid UPS shipping label which is already affixed to your box. When we receive your box, we'll safely recycle all of the collected materials.
What happens to the waste?
The collected waste is mechanically and hand separated into fibres (like wood and coated paper), fabrics (like cotton), metals, plastics and other materials. The resulting fibres will be hydropulped to separate out coatings (like wax and plastics). The separated fiber will be recycled into new paper products, or composted if recycling is not possible. The resulting plastics will be recycled into plastic polymers. The separated fabrics are reused, upcycled or recycled as appropriate. Metals are smelted for steelmaking. Flexible and rigid plastics undergo extrusion and pelletisation to be moulded into various recycled plastic products. Other materials, like glass or rubbers, will be recycled as appropriate to that category of waste. Please take note of what is recyclable in your local recycling system when using this programme.
Accepted waste
Plastic packaging, laminated plastic packaging, kitchen utensils, baby equipment, water filters, home cleaning accessories, dining disposables and party supplies, beverage capsules.
Please do NOT...
UNACCEPTED WASTE: Food content and liquid waste, cardboard packaging, electronic waste (i.e.. coffee machines, kettles, toasters and other electronics), fabrics and clothing, sharp items like knives, medication blister packs. Hazardous waste (sharp, flammable, reactive, corrosive, ignitable, toxic, infectious or pathogenic) which presents a danger to the environment or to people. Batteries, pressurized canisters, broken glass and medical waste.
Best practices for recycling
In order to recycle this waste stream properly, please make sure all excess product has been removed (i.e. paint from paint tubes). Additionally, if you choose to rinse your product, please note that it must be completely dry prior to shipping.
Help make this nationally recyclable
We work with brand partners to create recycling solutions that enable consumers to recycle their products and/or packaging for free. If you represent an eco-minded company and are interested in working with us, please contact customercare@terracycle.co.uk.
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