Tadworth Terracycle is a one-woman recycling initiative set up by local resident Catherine Banks. She recycles selected wrappers, pouches, and containers. We can’t put this stuff in our grey council bins; we have to put it in our green general refuse bins, which ends up in landfill. Tadworth Terracycle – part of a national Terracycle programme – collects all these materials from residents through a number of drop off points, sorts the materials and sends them off to the original manufacturer’s agent, where they go through a proper recycling process.
Where did it start?
Walkers Crisps scheme originated as crisps were being sent back to Walkers by customers. Terracycle had existed before but was not well known. Acting on this show of consumer power, Walkers saw an opportunityto do something positive, and at the same time gain positive PR. They set up “THE CRISP PACKET SCHEME” for recycling not only its own wrappers and crisp packets, but also the packaging from any crisp manufacturer (except Pringles which has its own scheme).
Catherine comments, “It’s great to do something positive for the environment, and the brilliant add on is that the manufacturers make a cash payment to a chosen charity, depending on the weight of materials collected. One of the chosen charities for Tadworth Terracycle is the Alzheimer Society.”
Catherine operates 28 different schemes with a wide variety of manufacturers. This includes bread bags, KP snacks, confectionery wrappers, personal care and beauty, Colgate toothpaste and more.
If you are not sure whether something is recyclable or not please refer to the Facebook page.
Get involved – There are three drop-off points:
• 36 Bidhams Crescent KT20 5HF (off Preston Lane) – grey wheelie bin to the left side
• Cloud Nine Gift Shop at Tattenham Corner KT18 5QJ
( Please check first – 01737 – 361 414 )
• “Palfreys”, Picquets Way SM7 1AJ (by Beacon School)– red wheelie bin at the front
Residents are asked to clean containers, and pack and sort specific materials together when dropping them off. For more information on this see TadworthTerracycle facebook page here.
Email: tadworthterracycle@gmail.com