Greetings all.
If you found your way here, you’re probably looking for some tips on going green in our port city. Don’t worry; I (Tamara) have got all the info you need.
I am so pleased to live in a city that has a kerbside recycling collection for most items. Portsmouth City Council’s fortnightly kerbside collection helps me to save the planet while staying in bed! Win win! So, for those of you who may be new to the recycling malarkey – dudes, it couldn’t be easier!
Warning – useful information below! 🙂
Kerbside Collection
All items must be clean, dry and loose:
Metal:
• Drink Cans
• Food tins
• Aerosols (No lids- Take these to mixed plastic banks)
Plastic: Bottles:
• Plastic bottles (No lids- Take these to mixed plastic banks)
• Cleaner and detergent bottles
• Milk bottles (No lids- Take these to Lush)
• Drinks bottles
• Toiletries and shampoo bottles
Paper
• Newspapers
• Envelopes
• Junk mail
• Magazines
• Telephone directories
• Window envelopes
• Yellow Pages
• Greeting cards
• Other paper (No shredded paper- Take this to Asda Bridge Centre and Tesco City Centre Crasswell)
EDIT: OCTOBER 2018 – Unfortunately, Asda Bridge Centre no longer accepts shredded paper. Tamara is investigating if Tesco Crasswell Street still accepts it. In the meantime, chuck shredded paper into your compost!
Cardboard:
• Cardboard egg boxes
• Cardboard fruit and veg punnets (please break down larger boxes)
• Cardboard sleeves
• Cereal boxes
• Corrugated cardboard
• Toilet roll tubes
Small electrical items
• Small electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in standard sized supermarket carrier bag which must be placed beside or on top of your recycling bin.
Recycling Banks
But wait! There’s more! There are council, charity, and even supermarket recycling banks dotted across our lovely city. Here, you can recycle other things like glass (of any colour), mixed plastics, batteries, printer ink cartridges and textiles etc.
This example is from Tesco North Harbour:
Mixed Plastics: Recycling Bank at Sainsbury’s
I was so chuffed when I realised that the two big Sainsbury’s supermarkets in the city (Commercial Road and Farlington) have banks for mixed plastics because I haven’t seen any other recycling points for mixed plastics in the city. If you have, please do let me know!
So once a week, I take my mixed plastics (as well as my housemates’, my next-door neighbour’s and also some lovely Portsmouth Green Party members’ who are car-free) to one of the big Sainsbury’s stores.
They accept:
- Margarine and ice cream tubs
- Confectionary tubs
- Rigid plastic food packets
- Yogurt pots
- Plastic lids from aerosols, bottles, cartons
They do not accept:
- Polystyrene
- Plastic food wrapping
- Plastic bags (but these can be recycled at most big supermarkets)
- Cling film
- Meat trays
- Toys
But I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t wait till my plastics bin is overflowing before I take a trip to the recycling bank! And I also treat myself to a veggie sausage sandwich at the Sainsbury’s cafe while I’m there. Delish!
Useful Websites
Here are the websites that I use most frequently to check recycling locations:
Recycle Now: https://www.recyclenow.com/local-recycling
Recycle More: https://www.recycle-more.co.uk/bank-locator
Portsmouth City Council: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/bins-rubbish-and-recycling/recycling.aspx
Hampshire County Council: https://www.hants.gov.uk/wasteandrecycling
Final thoughts
When I go to throw things away, I try to remember that there is no place called ‘away’. Everything I put in my waste rubbish bin goes somewhere. Usually to an incinerator or a landfill. The less I send to landfill the better.
That’s why my household recycling centre looks like this:
Portsmouth has one of the lowest recycling rates in the country, coming in at 338 out of 352 authorities in 2015/16 with the percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting at 23.4%.
To give you an idea, the top ranking authority, South Oxfordshire District Council, has a percentage of 66.6%. So, as a city, Portsmouth has a way to go. I hope my efforts will have a ripple effect – one neighbour at a time!
Do you have any other recycling hacks for Portsmouth? Let me know in the comments section below.
Dominique says:
Dear Tamara
I am emailing from the waste management team at Portsmouth City Council. We found your website by chance and we just wanted to thank you for your interest and passion in recycling in our city. If we can be of any help or your need clarification on anything – please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Kindest regards
The Waste Management team
Portsmouth City Council
November 9, 2017 — 9:17 am
Flo says:
So gutted to see Sainsbury’s on Commercial Road have permenantly closed. Now I have to trek to Farlington to recycle my mixed plastics 🙁
Thank you for all this info on this wonderful website though!
March 10, 2021 — 3:32 pm
Tamara says:
Hi Flo,
Agreed! It was helpful to have two mixed plastics banks available in the city and nicely spread on either end of the island.
Thanks for your kind words!
Best,
Tamara (and Emma)
March 28, 2021 — 8:44 pm
Dominique says:
Hi Tamara.
It’s the waste management team again. Please could you possibly amend something on your brilliant site? Our disposal contractor has noticed something and raised a concern with us. You state above about small electrical items – Small electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in standard sized supermarket carrier bag. Please can you tweak this to show that the carrier bag containing the small electrical item should be beside or on top of the recycling container not in it. The crew store these electrical items separately on the lorry so they must not be part of the normal kerbside recycling. Many thanks and keep up the good work.
Kind regards
Dominique
November 29, 2017 — 1:16 pm
Helena Perks says:
Hi,I just wanted to know if I can recycle the massive Christmas bags, the ones people put presents in. I have way too many to reuse. Thanks.
January 13, 2018 — 4:32 pm
Tamara says:
Hi Helena,
It really depends on the type of material. Glitter and embellishments can’t be recycled, nor the handles if they are made of cloth/ ribbon etc. Assuming the gift bag is made of paper/ card, I tend to tear off all embellishments and the handles and anything that isn’t paper/card and put those in the waste bin as they would contaminate the recycling, anything that is paper/card goes in the council recycling. But to get absolute clarity, you can email the council Waste Management Team on to check.
If the gift bags are in good condition, you could donate them to a charity shop.
Any suggestions for Helena, please comment below.
Thanks, Tamara
January 14, 2018 — 12:29 pm
Emma says:
Hey,
Just wanted to add that fabric handles (if they are on the bag) can be recycled as scrap material for charity shops. I save it up until I have a bag full and donate it as rags, which they then sell on to a rag merchant and get money for.
Shops that accept this in Portsmouth include the PDSA and Sue Ryder.
Other items you can recycle in this way include:
– fabric embellishments on cards
– the ribbons on your chocolate reindeer
– string from presents
Hope this helps.
Emma
January 14, 2018 — 12:55 pm
Sonia Woodland says:
Portsmouth Council is only paying lip service to the interested public. Ask how many complaints the contractors Biffa have received regarding recycling!, Our efforts are lost on the lack of the service paid for by taxes. My dutifully filled bin was denied service because it was 8 inches away from the pavement.!!
January 23, 2018 — 2:58 pm
Tamara says:
Hi Sonia,
I’m so sorry to hear you are having difficulties with your recycling collection. That sounds extremely frustrating but please don’t let it put you off recycling in the future. It can sometimes feel like our efforts are lost in the big scheme of things, but I truly believe that individual effort and action can lead to change on a wider scale. That’s why Emma and I are writing this blog! It’s all about local efforts to live a green, earth-friendly life.
On a more practical note, as this blog is not associated with Portsmouth City Council if you have ongoing problems with your recycling collection, I suggest you initially contact the PCC Waste Management Team on to clarify the location of your bin and to register any issues with Biffa. Instructions for putting out recycling bins according to the Recycling webpage on the PCC website are ‘to move your recycling container to the boundary of your property for collection no earlier than 7pm the night before collection, and no later than 7am on the day of collection.’ If the issues continue, I suggest you contact your local councillors. I hope these suggestions help!
Tamara
January 24, 2018 — 7:20 pm
Kimberley says:
Hi Tamara,
Such a great article! Do you know where cartons can be recycled? The type that you get soya milk in. Can they go in mixed plastic?
Thanks
Kimberley
January 24, 2018 — 10:17 am
Tamara says:
Hi Kimberley,
Thanks for your kind comment! 🙂
To answer your question, food and drink cartons cannot go in mixed plastic. They tend to be made of paperboard with thin layers of aluminium and polyethylene (plastic) to water-proof them. To my knowledge, there is nowhere to recycle cartons in Pompey – but you can go to http://www.recyclenow.com and it will show the nearest recycling locations for different products. I wish I had a more positive answer for you.
Best,
Tamara
January 24, 2018 — 7:36 pm
Jan says:
Morrison’s ion the Eastern Road have a container in their car park as does Asda in Fratton but these are the only two I am aware of in Portsmouth.
May 1, 2019 — 1:08 pm
Laura says:
Woow! This has been most helpful ! I’ve been trying to find info like this for so long but the official council websites are useless. Quick question: can you put plastic egg containers and plastic fruit/veg punnets in the mixed plastic at sainsbury? I usually save my cardboard egg boxes and return them to the lovely gentleman at the egg stand on commercial road on farmers market days, but once in a while I buy eggs from supermarkets. And what if I wash the plastic meat trays? Can I recycle them then in the mixed plastics? Also, do you know any other water filter banks closer in the city? I’ve started saving them since I saw on Brita’s packaging that you can recycle them at supermarkets, but I am yet to find one in the city. Thank you so much again for all the info! I’ve learnt things I never knew!
February 1, 2018 — 2:30 pm
Tamara says:
Hi Laura,
I’m so pleased you are finding the blog helpful. That is the aim of our game!
To reply to your questions – yes I include plastic fruit/veg punnets in the Sainsbury’s Mixed Plastics. I believe you can also recycle your plastic egg containers there as the list on the recycling bank includes ‘Rigid plastic food packets’ which I’d reckon plastic egg containers would be. I would say No to the plastic meat trays as they specifically state that meat trays are not accepted.
There are a few in-store collection points for Brita branded used water filter cartridges. There is a Recycling Locator on the Brita website and ones in Pompey include Boots on London Road and Commercial Road, Morrisons at Victory Retail Park and Commercial Road Sainsburys and Argos.
http://www.brita.co.uk/brita/en-gb/cms/recycling-service-for-cartridges/recycling_service.grid
Hope that helps!
Tamara
February 3, 2018 — 10:01 pm
Melissa says:
Hi there, I run a page on face book https://m.facebook.com/RecycleHayling/ and we collect lots of different plastics that the council can’t take. Plastic trigger heads from cleaning liquid and hand wash pumps etc. Could you add us to your list? We’re based on Hayling Island. Thanks, mel
March 3, 2018 — 5:09 pm
Tamara says:
Hi Mel,
Thanks so much for making contact. I am so excited to hear about your fantastic project happening just across the water. I will definitely check out your FB page and will be in contact to find out more!
Best,
Tamara
March 19, 2018 — 3:07 pm
Richard says:
Hello Tamara
Do you know where we can take tin foil?
Cheers
Richard
April 26, 2018 — 4:36 pm
Tamara says:
Hiya Richard, Thanks for your query. At Portsmouth Green Drinks in March, it was mentioned that St Mary’s Church accepts foil. I have just emailed St Marys to check the details. I’ll let you know as soon as I hear back. Best, Tamara
April 27, 2018 — 6:23 am
Tamara says:
Hi Richard,
St Mary’s Church on Fratton Road has confirmed they do accept foil for recycling and that the Church is open weekdays 9am – Noon.
Best,
Tamara
April 27, 2018 — 7:20 am
Meg says:
Hi Tamara,
I’ve just discovered your great blog, it’s inspiring to know others in Pompey are working hard to recycle more and to find all your great tips/ links. Do you know if there is somewhere that takes greetings cards all year (both with/ without embellishments)? I used to save them up and put mine in the greeting card recycling boxes that supermarkets and places like WHSmith used to put out in their stores just after xmas, but didn’t find one this year. Thanks.
April 28, 2018 — 7:29 pm
Tamara says:
Hiya Meg,
Thanks for your message and I’m so pleased you are finding the blog useful. Re. your question about greeting cards – I also have a pile of cards that I didn’t get round to recycling in Jan. I’m not aware of anywhere else to recycle them but will check with Emma and get back to you.
Best,
Tamara
May 2, 2018 — 6:30 pm
Tamara says:
Hiya Meg,
I checked with Emma re. the recycling off greeting cards and this is what she said:
I’ve had a look on the internet, but I can’t find anywhere to recycle year round in those charity boxes.
They can be recycled at kerbside, but not with the embellishments (i.e. Glitter, bows). So, I’d recommend removing the fabric and saving it up for rags at the charity shops, removing batteries for lights/sounds and recycling then at battery recycling points at the shops, and put the glittery stuff in the bin.
Other than that, I’d suggest offering them to crafters on freecycle. Myself, I use up cards from my friends/family to make new cards from scraps.
Hope that helps,
Tamara and Emma
May 7, 2018 — 12:39 pm
dan says:
when will Portsmouth have food waste collection service?
May 10, 2018 — 8:54 pm
Tamara says:
Hi Dan,
I wish I knew!
I regularly attend Zero Waste Portsmouth’s monthly get-togethers and this month’s meeting is focusing on recycling in Portsmouth. Colette Hill (PCC Officer in charge of recycling) will be answering questions and will give some tips on how to recycle efficiently. I shall be interested to hear her thoughts on food waste collection service and suggest you come along if you can – Friday 25th May, 6pm-8pm at The Guildhall.
Just search on Facebook for Zero Waste Portsmouth.
Best
Tamara
May 11, 2018 — 8:35 am
Sree says:
Hi
Do You take Digital waste like laptops,routers as well? if yes, where can i drop these items for recycle?
Thanks
June 25, 2018 — 9:18 am
Tamara says:
Hiya,
Digital waste can definitely be recycled – either at your local tip or donated to charities like Weee (https://weeecharity.co.uk/index.php/services/book-collection/what-we-take).
In Pompey, you can also dispose of small electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) on recycling day – items must be put in a standard sized supermarket carrier bag which must be placed beside or on top of your recycling bin.
Larger retailers also have to take back all small electronic equipment and must provide this service to everyone for free, regardless of whether they’ve bought anything from the store.
You can also check on Recycle Now for more info on how to recycle computer stuff: https://www.recyclenow.com/what-to-do-with/computers-1
Hope that helps!
Tamara (and Emma)
July 6, 2018 — 12:07 pm
Gemma says:
Hi, where can I recycle carrier bags? Despite my best efforts my cupboard us still over-flowing. I used to take them to ASDA in Fratton but they seem to have dispensed with their carrier-bag recycling point.
Thanks.
Gemma
July 7, 2018 — 7:15 am
emma says:
Hi Gemma,
Thanks for your comment.
Sorry to hear about your troubles trying to recycle plastic bags. It’s possible that ASDA has just moved their bin for emptying so keep checking back. Otherwise, I’m happy to report that Tescos in town (and even some of the smaller shops) do still have recycling bins for plastic bags.
Otherwise, you could donate them to a smaller charity shop that doesn’t produce its own bags. You might try Stella’s Voice in Fratton.
Hope this helps,
Emma (and Tamara)
July 10, 2018 — 8:11 am
Sam says:
Hi Tamara
I have bought a lot of furniture from IKEA and not sure how to dispose off those cardboard packing boxes and a few polystyrene sheets ?
October 12, 2018 — 9:49 pm
Editor says:
Hiya Sam,
Thanks for your question and all the apologies for the delay in replying.
So the cardboard packaging is an easy one – you can include it in your kerbside recycling (assuming you are in Pompey). You can also take it to the paper and cardboard recycling banks across the city. The tape, polystyrene and plastic inserts need be removed from cardboard packaging before recycling. You can check where your nearest paper bank is here: https://www.recyclenow.com/what-to-do-with
The polystyrene sheets are more tricky for me to be definite about. There is a possibility it can go in the carrier bag recycling banks found at some supermarkets – I checked the carrier bags requirements on Recycle Now (https://www.recyclenow.com/what-to-do-with/plastic-film) and it should be ok if it is Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) – resin ID code 4.
Hope that helps and thanks for reading!
Best,
Tamara (and Emma)
October 29, 2018 — 8:15 am
Claire Beadnell says:
Hello
Regarding Christmas wrapping paper: I’ve just had a chat with PCC recycling team and I am delighted that certain types of christmas wrapping paper can be recycled. They DON’T want any paper with glitter or the iridescent plasticy wrap or heavily embossed with metallicy type inks. So that’s a GO for just plain printed Christmas paper and I guess plain Christmas-cards . Also I’m glad to hear that brown paper can too be recycled in Pompey. Claire
November 22, 2018 — 2:50 pm
Editor says:
Hi Claire,
Thanks for your comment and the info on recycling gift wrap and greeting cards. Great news that Portsmouth City Council accepts paper gift wrap as not all councils do, even if it is paper. A good tip to check if your gift wrap is paper and can be recycled is to try to scrunch up the paper into a ball. If it scrunches and stays scrunched, it can probably be recycled. And a reminder, remember to remove most of the sticky tape, ribbons, gift tags etc that can’t be recycled. A win for an eco-friendly Christmas!
Best,
Tamara (and Emma)
December 28, 2018 — 9:43 am
Sarah says:
Hello Tamara,
I have heard of a scheme whereby you fill empty plastic bottles with plastic waste,such as plastic packaging,small plastic bags,plastic sweet wrappers.Once the bottle is jamm packed full the lid of the bottle is then screwed on and the bottle will then be used to construct buildings in countries where traditional building materials are scarce.
Is this true?
January 1, 2019 — 10:58 pm
Editor says:
Hi Sarah,
Yes. these are called Eco Bricks – https://www.ecobricks.org/. I know Eco Freaks Emporium in Gosport has been collecting Eco bricks, but I recommend you check with them to make sure they are still taking them. Eco Freaks Emporium has an instructional video on Facebook explaining how to put bottles together.
I haven’t done my due diligence on the eco-bricks yet so I can’t comment on the environmental pros and cons. This will feature on the blog this year as it is a topic I am curious about. Coming from a ‘third world’ country myself and the fact that so much of Europe’s recycling waste is shipped abroad, I do have questions about the long-term environmental and water/soil impact.
Best wishes,
Tamara (and Emma)
January 7, 2019 — 12:42 pm
Emma Mulholland says:
Hi re eco-bricks. Cosham Community Centre were taking completed eco-bricks but I can’t find the link now. My work mates and I have completed quite a few so I’m hoping they are still taking them. It is amazing how much fits in a 2 litre plastic bottle and how it has halved the amount of rubbish we put out each week. Please look into this and let everyone know. It would be good if we could put completed eco-bricks in the recycling bins and they are collected that way. Maybe PCC should be looking at this as a great way of dealing with soft plastic when it comes to recycling. Many thanks Emma.
January 17, 2019 — 10:58 am
Sue says:
Asda – Fratton Road now has a house shaped bank for tetra packs.
January 25, 2019 — 2:40 pm
Editor says:
Hi Sue,
Yes, it is fantastic news! I am so pleased I no longer have to go to Chandlers Ford with my cartons. I just hope they expand it to provide more carton recycling banks across the city.
Thanks for the tip!
Best,
Tamara (and Emma)
February 8, 2019 — 1:22 pm
Louise H says:
Just moved to Portsmouth, and found your site. Thanks for creating such a useful, straight to the point guide.
I must admit, I am extremely disappointed in the recycling facilities here so far.
I have moved from a location that collects all paper, cardboard, plastics, glass, metal, batteries, food cartons, textiles at the doorstep and has a local tip that recycled 77% of rubbish brought last year.
I hope that Portsmouth gets to those levels of recycling, as I used to have maybe a carrier bag or 2 of household waste a week if that, and here I’m currently maybe 3x that 🙁
Finding out where local drop off areas are will help I think, but I already miss the convenience of a more complete doorstep service.
February 1, 2019 — 9:07 pm
Editor says:
Hi Louise,
Welcome to Portsmouth! And thank you for your kind comments re. our blog – I am glad you found it useful as that was exactly the reason we started it!
I can imagine it was a shock for you to realise how poor Portsmouth’s recycling facilities are compared to your previous hometown. It sounds like that is a council we could learn from! I do feel that the lack of cohesion when it comes to recycling facilities across the country causes such frustration and confusion in users. I think legislation is needed for there to be a real change.
On the positive side, if approved, Portsmouth City Council will hopefully be trialling a food waste collection
Best wishes,
Tamara (and Emma)
February 8, 2019 — 1:21 pm
Jan says:
My local Infant school Solent Infant school have set up,a recycling project which is being sponsored by Walkers, McVities and Colgate they are recycling ALL crisp packets and multi pack packets, ALL cake and biscuit wrappers, any toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes and electric toothbrush heads. Old Biros (not pencils). Trigger head sprays from hand wash or flash /shower shine bottles. You can take them along during school hours and put them in the collection boxes. The school receives valuable funds from these sponsors. So a win win for our rubbish the children get extra books and learning equipment. This is a UK project and any school or charity can sign up.
May 1, 2019 — 1:14 pm
Catherine Hirons says:
Hi there
I have some old Ikea sofa covers (I am keeping the sofas!) – can these go in textile recycling?
Thanks, Cath
May 27, 2019 — 9:11 pm
Tamara says:
Hi Cath,
I definitely think you can put the sofa cover in textile recycling.
I also have an old Ikea sofa cover that I’m getting rid of! My plan is to cut it up into cleaning cloths and then give the discarded bits to the charity shops for rags.
Best,
Tamara (and Emma)
May 29, 2019 — 4:57 am
Simon Thornton says:
Do you know anywhere that recycles cleanEd, but used foil? The Drayton information centre used to, but they’ve just put a note on their door saying they no longer accept foil.
Thanks.
December 22, 2019 — 10:28 am
Tamara says:
Hi Simon,
Thanks for your query and apologies for the delay in replying. I blame the xmas festivities followed by the NY flu!
Foils can be dropped off for recycling at St Mary’s Church in Fratton, 9am-12pm, Monday to Friday.
This is the only place I am aware of in Portsmouth that collects foils for recycling. I used to take my foils to Valley Park Community Centre recycling banks where they also have carton recycling banks, but once carton recycling banks opened in Portsmouth, I stopped going to Valley Park, which is Chandlers Ford way.
Best wishes,
Tamara
January 22, 2020 — 12:27 pm
Vron says:
I have been making Ecobricks for the past year, putting all the shrink wrap and other packagingin them as well as crisp and sweet packets. It is quite theraputic squishing it down and its amazing what you can fit in a 2L fizzy water bottle. My only problem is the top of my kitchen units is nearly full of them because i havent found anywhere in Pompey that takes them. Soon i am going to have to just take them to the tip. I suppose at least sealed up in the bottles the rest of it wont get into the sea so quickly but it is frustrating. Any ideas?
July 18, 2020 — 7:34 am
Tamara says:
Hallo,
Apologies for the delay in replying.
Well done for your dedication in creating so many Ecobricks. Rather than taking them to the tip, have you considered using them to make something?
Have a google – I found modular furniture is quite popular as well as planter boxes. https://www.ecobricks.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/EcoBrick-Construction-Guide-1.0-Eng-NL050117-1.pdf
In terms of drop-off points – I suggest checking with Eco Freaks Emporium in Gosport. They used to take eco-bricks but I am not sure if that is paused due to covid-19.
You can check for drop off points here: https://www.ecobricks.org/ When I checked, the nearest drop off point was Waterlooville.
You could join an EcoBricks Facebook group e.g. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ecobricksUK/ which may help in locating a drop off point and in support in how to use the ecobricks in a functional project.
Good luck!
Tamara (and Emma)
August 24, 2020 — 1:38 pm
Dan Hamblin says:
Hi,
The plastic recycling points at both Sainsburys Portsmouth & Farlington have disappeared. Do you know where else we can recycle our plastics now?
February 26, 2021 — 8:41 am
Tamara says:
Hi Dan,
The mixed plastics recycling banks at Sainsbury’s Farlington are being replaced and should be available in the next few weeks (so I’d aim for mid-end March).
You can see the Twitter conversation between them and Plastic Free Portsmouth here: https://twitter.com/sainsburys/status/1366355242858778625?fbclid=IwAR2g8rQus0DdB1ktUs27VUbjk8j8xwf-so7eMM7GTbeQhH3WjmySozAz8D8
I assume that as Sainsbury’s Commercial Road is now closed permanently, the banks there will not be replaced.
And to answer your overarching question – Sainsbury’s is the only place I know that has recycling banks for mixed plastic, so if Farlington closed down or didn’t replace the banks…..I would be upset, to say the least!!
Hope that helps.
Tamara (and Emma)
March 2, 2021 — 1:35 pm
Robert Smith says:
Dear Tamara,
I am trying to find somewhere which will take clean foil containers, as I don’t want them to go to landfill. Is there anywhere in Portsmouth or Southsea which might take them as I have contacted Portsmouth City Council and have attempted to contact Asda. And I cannot find anywhere which is not miles away, no good as I’ve not got a car.
I’m old enough to remember the ‘Guide Dogs for the Blind’ collections, and was hoping there was something of the kind still going, as I’m sure a lot of material goes to waste when people are unable or unwilling to recycle.
March 17, 2021 — 10:08 am
Tamara says:
Hi Robert,
The only place I know in Portsmouth that accepted clean foil for recycling was St Mary’s Church. However, I haven’t even attempted a drop off since the first lockdown a year ago now and have no idea if they are still accepting it.
Sorry to not be able to help.
Best,
Tamara (and Emma)
March 28, 2021 — 8:58 pm
Tamara says:
Hi Robert,
Just to confirm, I have heard from St Mary’s Church and they sadly no longer take foils for recycling.
Best,
Tamara (and Emma)
April 22, 2021 — 7:19 pm
Paul bleach says:
Hello! I have just stumbled across this lovely informative website of yours. Brilliant stuff.
Would you know where the mixed plastics end up with the Sainsbury setup? Only I have tried getting answers, along with B&Q, to no avail . This leads me to think suspiciously, ie over seas etc
Also are you aware that the CO OP are trialing a Soft Plastic scheme at the Eastney branch.
And then there is the Package Free Larder in Elm Grove, they take certain plastics to raise cash for local charities.
Look forward to hearing from you
January 24, 2022 — 8:24 am