We are fortunate to have a doorstep black box recycling scheme in the Crediton area.

One of the most popular things that we put in our black boxes is plastic milk bottles. Perhaps I am stating the obvious here, but the recycling lorries that empty those black boxes must return to their depot in Silverton every time they are full. Now here is an interesting question. What are they full of? Well a lot of the time it is air!! Plastic milk bottles are very light but very bulky and they take up an awful lot of space on the lorry. So lots of fuel and time is being used up transporting air to the recycling centre! And that folks is costing us all money on our Council Tax. Crazy or what!!

So how can we help? Squash squash squash those plastic milk bottles. Take off the lids and rinse them in the remaining warm water at the end of your washing up. While warm they will be easy to squash. Pop the lid back on straight away and they will stay small. For the same amount of space that every normal bottle takes up, at least 4 squashed milk bottles can be fitted on the recycling truck. That means a lot less trips back to the depot and so saves the crew time, the lorry fuel and us money!  Simples......

And please remember you can recycle all your other plastic bottles too as well as other clean household plastics. Sustainable Crediton holds regular Plastic Recycling Days at Peck and Strong in Lords Meadow Industrial Estate from 10am to 12.30pm. See the Whats On listing for the next date. We welcome nearly all the household plastics you can't put in your black box as long as they are clean. And you can also take them to Punchbowl Recycling Centre near Crediton. So now there is no longer any need to throw the plastic from your supermarket shop into your landfill bin. How great is that for the environment and our pockets at the same time.