What can I send in through this recycling programme?

You can recycle all brands of plastic confectionery packaging through this programme. Waste that is NOT accepted: Breakfast, granola and energy bar wrappers Ice cream wrappers Chewing gum packaging Aluminium foil (can be recycled via local council facilities) Cardboard/paper wrappers, tubes and boxes (can be recycled via local council facilities) Metal tins and rigid plastic trays or tubs (can be recycled via local council facilities) QUALITY STREET® wrappers as these are biodegradable Download our Accepted Waste Poster for more information.

What does managing a public drop-off point involve?

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: Choose a location and receive permission if needed. Update a new or existing TerraCycle account profile with details about your drop-off location. Request to join the programmes you would like to participate in. Once you’ve been approved for the programmes you requested, set up your drop-off location. Manage: Oversee the location (check it is being used properly, that waste is being shipped when collection boxes are filled). When boxes are filled, seal them, download and affix the prepaid labels, and drop off the boxes at your closest UPS drop-off point, which you can find here. Alternatively, book a free pick-up via UPS by calling +353 1 52 45446 or book online via this link. Continue to join programmes of your choosing. 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.

Home Free Recycling Programmes The Confectionery Free Recycling Programme

The Confectionery Free Recycling Programme

Recycle all brands of plastic confectionery packaging

Become a Drop-Off Point

Recycle with TerraCycle

Chocolate and sweets multipack outer plastic packaging

Plastic chocolate and sweets pouches and bags

Plastic chocolate block wrappers

Individual chocolate bar wrappers

Chocolate and sweets multipack outer plastic packaging

Plastic chocolate and sweets pouches and bags

Plastic chocolate block wrappers

Individual chocolate bar wrappers

Find a Public Drop-Off Point

Drop off your recycling at a location near you

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.

Learn how to become a drop-off point.

Please note that the content on this page is user generated. If you find a location that is no longer active, contact us at customercare@terracycle.ie.

How to become a public drop-off point

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.

Collect with Your Community

Once your location is approved as a drop-off point, community members will be able to find it on the map and drop-off their rubbish to be recycled.

Print Free Shipping Labels

When a box is full, sign in to your TerraCycle account to download and print a prepaid shipping label.

Ship

Seal the box, affix the prepaid shipping label, and send it to us to be recycled.

Get Started

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.

You can recycle all brands of plastic confectionery packaging through this programme.

Waste that is NOT accepted:

Breakfast, granola and energy bar wrappers
Ice cream wrappers
Chewing gum packaging
Aluminium foil (can be recycled via local council facilities)
Cardboard/paper wrappers, tubes and boxes (can be recycled via local council facilities)
Metal tins and rigid plastic trays or tubs (can be recycled via local council facilities)
QUALITY STREET® wrappers as these are biodegradable

Download our Accepted Waste Poster for more information.

No, the Confectionery Free Recycling Programme accepts plastic confectionery packaging from all brands.

Click here to learn how to start a public drop-off point.

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:

Choose a location and receive permission if needed.
Update a new or existing TerraCycle account profile with details about your drop-off location.
Request to join the programmes you would like to participate in.
Once you’ve been approved for the programmes you requested, set up your drop-off location.

Manage:

Oversee the location (check it is being used properly, that waste is being shipped when collection boxes are filled).
When boxes are filled, seal them, download and affix the prepaid labels, and drop off the boxes at your closest UPS drop-off point, which you can find here. Alternatively, book a free pick-up via UPS by calling +353 1 52 45446 or book online via this link.
Continue to join programmes of your choosing.

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.

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Earn Recycling Rewards

Earn TerraCycle points by recycling with us! You can redeem your points in the form of a donation to a school, charity, or nonprofit of your choice. Thanks to the recycling efforts of TerraCyclers like you, we've raised millions globally for schools, charities, and other nonprofits through our recycling programmes.

Click here to learn more about our Recycling Rewards Programme.

1. Recycle

Request for your drop-off point to join the Confectionery Free Recycling Programme. Once approved, begin collecting recycling with your community.

2. Earn Rewards

Send in the recycling you’ve collected at your drop-off point. As the drop-off administrator, you’ll earn all of the points for your shipments! Shipments earn 100 points per kilogram. To earn points, the minimum weight of your shipment must be 1 kilogram.

3. Redeem Rewards

TerraCycle points can be redeemed for a donation of £0.01 per point. You’ll get to choose which charities or schools to support with the points you earn from your drop-off.

Discover Our Recycling Process

Once collected, the plastic confectionery packaging is shredded, washed and then pelletized. These pellets can be used for a number of moulded rigid plastic products like benches, or used as film for products such as rubbish bags.

Click here to take a virtual tour of our processing facilities.

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Learn More About Nestlé®

TerraCycle® has partnered with Nestlé® confectionery, owners of household favourites including KITKAT®, MILKYBAR®, ROWNTREE’S® and SMARTIES®, to create a free recycling programme for any brand of plastic confectionery packaging. This is one of the immediate steps Nestlé® has taken to achieve their global ambition to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.

To learn more about Nestlé®, click here.