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Plastic - The Green Centre

Yes some plastic can be recycled with the Green Centre.

RECYCLE
Where?

  • The Green Centre at Brighton Open Market. More details here.

How?

These tend to be items that have some plastic components but are not made entirely of plastic. Here's what you can recycle with us;

  • AIR, HOME & LAUNDRY CARE PACKAGING (sponsored by Febreze)

Any brand of the following

  1. Plastic air freshener containers 
  2. Plastic air freshener cartridge caps
  3. Plastic air fresheners [except electric plug-ins]
  4. Flexible wipe packaging used for home cleaning
  5. Tinted rigid plastic tubs used for home cleaning
  6. Flexible laundry washing capsules & pods packaging
  7. Fllexible dishwasher tablets packaging
  8. Tinted fabric conditioner bottles and caps
  • ASTHMA PUMPS
  1. Please check with your pharmacist first to see if they accept these, if not we will.
  • BABY FOOD POUCHES (sponsored by Ella's Kitchen)
  1. All brands of baby food pouches (clean please)
  • BABY SNACK PACKAGING (sponsored by Ella's Kitchen)
  1. Only Ella's Kitchen
  • BISCUIT & CAKE WRAPPERS (sponsored by McVitie's)
  1. All brands of sweet biscuit wrappers
  2. All brands of savoury biscuit wrappers
  3. All brands of cake packaging
  • BOTTLE TOPS (we are phasing this scheme out)
  1. All milk bottle tops; red,green and blue
  2. All plastic bottle tops made from HDPE (2) and LDPE (4)
  • CHEESE PACKAGING (sponsored by Cathedral)
  1. Any brand of flexible cheese pouches
  2. Any brand of individual platsic cheese wrappers
  3. Any brand of sliced cheese protective plastic film
  4. Any brand of plastic nets from mini cheeses
  5. Labels from Cathedral City mini packs of 6
  • BREAD BAGS (sponsored by Hovis)
  1. Any brand of bread loaf bags

Please note: NO other kind accepted, e.g. pitta, bread rolls, wraps, bagels, etc

  • CRISP PACKET PACKAGING (sponsored by Walkers)
  1. Any brand of crisp packaging including; crisps, Monster Munch, Wotsits, Chipsticks, etc
  2. Including the outer packaging of mulitpackets 
  • FERRERO PRALINES (sponsored by Ferrero)
  1. Ferrero Rocher and Ferrero Collection gold plastic tray
  2. Ferrero Rocher and Ferrero Collection transparent plastic box and outer plastic wrappers

Please note: Ferrero aluminium wrappers can be included in our foil collection

  • KENCO COFFEE PACKAGING (sponsored by Kenco)
  1. Lids from Kenco coffee jars
  2. Kenco Refill packs
  3. Kenco individual coffee sticks

Please note: no other brands accepted

  • KINDER (sponsored by Kinder)
  1. Kinder flexible plastic packaging
  2. Kinder chocolate wrappers
  3. Kinder rigid plastic packaging

Please note: Foil from Kinder Eggs can be included in our foil collection

  • ORAL CARE (sponsored by Colgate)
  1. Any brand of toothpaste tubes and caps
  2. Any brand of plastic toothbrushes
  3. Any brand of electric and battery toothbrush heads
  4. Any brand of plastic toothbrush outer packaging [please remove the cardboard]
  5. Any brand of floss containers and outer packaging
  • 3P's packaging (sponsored by KP)
  1. Any brand of popcorn
  2. Any brand of peanuts and other nuts
  3. Any brand of Pretzels
  • PERSONAL CARE & BEAUTY PACKAGING (sponsored by Garnier)
  1. Flexible single use mask packaging
  2. Flexible plastic wipes packaging (personal care)
  3. Caps, pumps and trigger sprays from beauty products
  4. Flexible plastic pots and tubes from beauty products
  5. Hair colourant kits
  6. Plastic roll on deodorants
  • RING CARRIER (sponsored by Hi-cone)
  1. All flexible ring carriers used to hold cans
  • TASSIMO COFFEE PACKAGING (sponsored by Tassimo)
  1. Pods
  2. Outer packaging but NOT the cardboard as this can be recycled with the Council
  • WATER FILTERS
  1. You can recycle any brand of water filter at Robert Dyas on George Street in Hove and Western Road in Brighton
  2. You can also recycle any brand of water filter with us
  • WRITING INSTRUMENTS (sponsored by BIC)
  1. Pens (broken)
  2. Felt pens
  3. Highlighters
  4. Tippex bottles

Now see what you can recycle at Asda, Brighton Marina.

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