Bring your recycling to a participating drop-off point near you. It's free, and you won't need a TerraCycle account or shipping label.
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If you find a location that is no longer active, contact us at customercare@terracycle.co.uk.
Simply request to join this programme, and once you are confirmed, your location will show up on the drop-off map. Set up boxes that community members can fill with their rubbish to be recycled, and send full boxes to TerraCycle at no cost to you.
Starting and managing a TerraCycle public drop-off point is easy and free! See answers to frequently-asked questions here. Can’t find the answer to your question on this page? Learn more about becoming a drop-off point.
Please note: We will prioritise applications to open a public drop-off point in heavily populated areas.
If you cannot see the 'Join as a drop-off point' button, this may mean that this programme is currently full. In such as case, we encourage you to join the waitlist by clicking the button below, so you may take part in this programme in the future.
Accepted Waste:
Waste that is NOT accepted:
No, the Cheese Packaging Free Recycling Programme accepts flexible plastic cheese packaging and nets from all brands.
Click here to learn how to start a public drop-off point. Please note: We will prioritise applications to open a public drop-off point in heavily populated areas.
If you cannot see the 'Join as a drop-off point' button, this may mean that this programme is currently full. In such as case, we encourage you to join the waitlist by clicking the 'Join the waitlist' button, so you may take part in this programme in the future.
It’s easy to set up and manage a drop-off point, and you can recruit a group of friends to help!
Set Up:
Manage:
Promote: Spread awareness about your location to encourage participation.
Allocate: As you accumulate TerraCycle points, choose which charities to donate to!
There are no direct costs to you for running a public drop-off point. Many collectors spend nothing other than their time. You may choose to purchase specific boxes or bins for your drop-off location, but you can also just use extra boxes you have at home.
Public spaces that have good traffic flow and are easily accessible are excellent drop-off points. Stores, community centers, places of worship, and libraries are great options.
You choose which TerraCycle free recycling programmes your drop-off point will participate in. Collectors can drop off only the waste accepted in those TerraCycle programmes.
Yes, The Cheese Packaging Free Recycling Programme allows public drop-off locations to receive a branded collection box. Please note this box is only to collect waste into. We will ask you to use another cardboard box for sending your waste to us and to reuse the branded box for collecting new waste.
To receive a collection box for your location, please follow these simple steps:
You should receive your box within 14 working days at the address saved in your TerraCycle account.
Earn TerraCycle points by recycling with us! You can redeem your points in the form of a donation to a school, charity, or nonprofit of your choice. Thanks to the recycling efforts of TerraCyclers like you, we've raised millions globally for schools, charities, and other nonprofits through our recycling programmes.
Click here to learn more about our Recycling Rewards Programme.
Once collected, the plastic waste is shredded, washed and then pelletized. These pellets can be used for a number of moulded rigid plastic products like benches, or used as film for products such as rubbish bags.
Click here to take a virtual tour of our processing facilities.
As the nation’s favourite cheese brand, Cathedral City is committed to reducing its impact on the planet. We’re working hard to achieve our ambition to make our flexible cheese packaging fully recyclable by 2022. In the meantime, we are partnering with TerraCycle® to allow consumers to recycle any flexible plastic cheese packaging from any brand or supermarket, not just Cathedral City. Not only are we helping the environment, but the packaging we recycle will also help raise money for good causes.