Milk bottle tops can be recycled locally. We have collected 2 tonnes so far.
Milk Bottle Tops - We collect plastic milk bottle tops - green, blue and red. Please remove all stickers from the top and any tabs from the inside of the lid as these materials can contaminate the load. This is very important. Please see the photographs below.
Other Lids - If you want to collect other lids you must ensure that they display the recycling sign (the triangle) and either the number 2 (02), or the number 4 (04). This signifies the kind of plastic they are made from. These details will be displayed on the inside of the lid. Please see the photograph below. If they do not display these details they cannot be recycled through our scheme. These alternative lids need to be separated from the green, blue and red milk lids and put in a different bag.
WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT TOPS WHICH ARE WET
Drop off points
The Green Centre - Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10am and 5pm. Please do not drop bottle tops off outside the premises.
Brighton Peace and Environment Centre - in loads no bigger than a standard carrier bag. Tuesday & Wednesdays 12 -6pm, Thursday 12 - 8pm and Saturday 11am - 3pm. The centre is easy to find, situated directly opposite Brighton Train Station at 39 - 41 Surrey Street.
Nationally we consume around 180 million pints of milk a week of which at least two thirds are sold in plastic bottles. The plastic milk bottles are recycled by most local authorities but tops are not. We work with a company in Portsmouth where they are granulated. This process allows the plastic to be re-used. The granules make the following new products; car parts, buckets, wheelie bins, kitchen utensils, plastic tubes. plastic garden furniture, plastic toys and black bin bags.
We receive a small amount of money per tonne which we donate to Lupus UK .
Contact Melanie Rees for further details about this scheme.