Recycling News – June 23
Welcome to our recycling news roundup for June 2023. This month we talk about issues around recycling disposable vapes, a new initiative to recycle plastic credit cards as well as Dunelm’s textile recycling programme.
Disposable Vape Recycling
The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) has called on music festival organisers to ban disposable vapes, saying they present a fire risk.
https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/metal-recyclers-call-on-festival-bosses-to-ban-disposable-vapes/
Glastonbury festival have asked visitors not to bring disposable vapes or disposable wipes with them to this year’s event, as both are hard to recycle properly. Lithium batteries in disposable vapes can also cause fires, which could be catastrophic in the crowded countryside venue.
Do not bring disposable vapes. They pollute the environment and can be hazardous at waste centres.
The Guardian reports that disposable vapes are causing fires and costing taxpayers in England and Wales. According to a survey conducted by the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH), disposable vapes are a growing concern because they are often discarded improperly, leading to fires and other hazards. The survey found that local councils in England and Wales have spent millions of pounds on cleaning up discarded vapes and dealing with related fires and other incidents. The ADPH is calling for stricter regulations on disposable vapes to prevent further harm to public health and safety.
Credit Card Recycling
Mastercard has announced a global initiative to recycle old credit cards. The company plans to launch a program in 2023 that will allow consumers to return their old credit cards to participating banks, which will then send them to a recycling facility. The initiative aims to reduce the environmental impact of discarded credit cards, which are made from materials that can take hundreds of years to decompose. The program is part of Mastercard’s broader sustainability efforts, which include a commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Dunelm Textile Recycling
Dunelm are now accepting clean home textiles at many stores under the ‘Take Back Scheme’. All contributions will be rehomed or recycled after a thorough inspection process. Their aim is to keep products in use for as long as possible, and will only recycle textiles when they’ve reached the end of their useful life.
Textiles that are ready to be recycled are combined with other post-consumer sources and repurposed into new items as part of Dunelm’s Conscious Choice Remade collection. These products are made from at least 40% recycled materials.
https://www.dunelm.com/info/about/take-back-scheme
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