Drowning in plastic?

1. WASTE HIERARCHY: the waste hierarchy is a way of prioritizing our management of waste including plastic. Here they are in order of importance:

  • REFUSE
  • REDUCE
  • REUSE
  • RECYCLE
  • RECOVER

It is essential that you work on numbers 1,2 and 3 to AVOID acquiring plastic. In the meantime here's how you can manage what you have already collected.

2. RECYCLING ORGANISATIONS: there are 3 organisations who can recycle plastics from Brighton and Hove residents; 

3. SUPERMARKETS: some supermarkets are offering "flexible plastic" recycling. 

  • CO-OP - we recommend the CO-OP as it is recycled in the UK by Jayplas. 
  • TESCO - through the work of investigative journalist, Conor McGlone, we know this ends up in Poland. Read more here.
  • SAINSBURY's - same as Tesco.

4. MORE ABOUT PLASTIC: here are some additional resources if you would like to learn more;