New Changes For 2021 – Please Read Below
Update For 2021 – I have decided to reduce the number of stations in the village. I shall be removing the Dun Cow Pub recycling station permanently and will be shutting the Townley School recycling station for the foreseeable future. With COVID still affecting a lot of people, and still prevalent, it is a lot of work to maintain 4 stations, keeping them clean, safe, and useable. Our Fenview and Community Centre station get the most traffic, so I will keep them in place. For Townley, I hope one day we can return this to be fully open, but for now, for the safety of the children and the safety of the teachers, this will remain closed. Thank you for your understanding.
In Christchurch, we currently have 2 recycling stations one is located at the community centre, and the other the junction of Fen View (opposite where the post van would park). The recycling stations are for community public use open to everyone, in the village and surrounding villages. All items taken here are items that would normally end up in landfill sites polluting our planet. They are NOT for general rubbish.
We have an amazing group of volunteers who help look after these stations, they will check and empty them periodically, and report back any problems or issues. The Items are collected by a company called Terracycle who break them down, turn them into plastic pellets and turn them back into reusable products, such as garden furniture, and watering cans, as a bonus, if we collect a sufficient quantity of our items we can also earn money for. Each station has instructions and guidelines, all easy to follow so please consider our eco-project and our volunteers and follow these strictly. We also ask that people please wash out their pet food pouches, it is not acceptable to expect others to do this for you.
Remember our goal is to reduce the amount of waste landing in landfill sites, this will help protect our planet, reduce our methane and CO2 gas, protect our animal conservation and help start re-building the damage we have done to our world. It is scary being a pioneer, I know It is easy to look at countries like the US and China who are some of the biggest contributors to pollution and say “well there worse my little bit won’t help” but we need to change that attitude, if we ALL do our little bit, it makes a huge difference to the whole picture, little steps lead to big changes. Be a pioneer and make your mark on the world.
September 1st 2010 To November 1st 2019
Our first shipment went off on the 1st of November to Terracycle. We had been officially collecting since September and collected
We stopped 22.2kg of waste going to landfills and earnt £22.40 for Townley Primary School.
November 7th 2019 To December 8th 2019
Our first shipment of printer cartridges went off to the Recycling Factory.
We collected 48 cartridges and stopped 937g going to a landfill.
This earned £7.60 for Townley School, and £4.40 for Christchurch Eco
December 17th 2019
Someone left tonner cartridges in one of our recycling boxes, and although we cannot accept them, I was lucky enough to find that as these we HP, they will take them and recycle them. We wont be accepting them in the future but we did save 4 toners from going to a landfill, worth 2.7kg.
January 2020 | 18..81kg
Our second shipment went off on the 24th of January 2020 to Terracycle, and was credited to our account on the 31st of January.
We shipped
Crisp Packets – 13.2kg
Pringle Pots – 3.3kg
Home Hygiene – 130g
Ring Carriers – 50g
Personal Care Products – 850g
Oral Care Products – 832g
Pet Food Pouches 8.6kg
This meant 18.81kg was stopped from ending up in a landfill and being recycled and returned to new objects
Febuary 2020 | 32.88kg
In February we sent off 2 shipments to Terracycle.
We shipped
Crisp Packets – 10.84kg
Pringle Pots – 1.89kg
Flash Wipes, Cloths And Pads – 170g
Personal Care Products – 1kg
Oral Care Products – 460g
Pet Food Pouches 17.5kg
Air, Home And Laundry – 110g
Inhalers – 339g
Ink Cartridge – 580g
This meant 32.88kg was stopped from ending up in a landfill and being recycled and returned to new objects.
March 2020 | 80.32kg So Far
We are only just starting March, so will update this as we go along. Currently, we have shipped
Batteries – 64kg
Pet food Pouches – 16kg
Ink Cartridges – 316g
This meant 80.32kg of waste is stopped from ending up in a landfill and being recycled and returned to new objects.
Please place your empty crisp packets, share bag and multipack wrappers in box one. Please do not fold your crisp packets into triangles. And please no pretzel or nut wrappers, please.
Could I kindly ask as well, if possible, if you have multiple pockets, can you fold them in half and slip them inside an empty packet, like the picture, this just makes it easier to sort and box.
We can now start taking pet food pouches, these need to be placed in box three only. We donate these to Downham Market Cats Protection as we don’t have an account for these in our village.
BUT please, wash and clean them before there placed in the box. I am not your mother, its common sense to clean them as they do smell. If we get an influx of unwashed items, I will be forced to stop it, so please, clean washed pouches only. Thank you.
For 2021 I will be trying something different, we have a number of Terracycle accounts active that has very little waste being collected, and because our stations are at capacity, it would not be sensible to take up space for higher-value collections.
So for the next year, I will be placing a recycling box number 4, out, for 2 days a month, the first weekend of every month. These will be specific to the items listed below.
The First Weekend Will Start In February
February 6th And February 7th
March 6th And March 7th
April 3rd And April 4th
May 1st And May 2nd
June 5th And June 6th
Please place your empty crisp packets, share bag and multipack wrappers in box one. Please do not fold your crisp packets into triangles. And please no pretzel or nut wrappers, please.
Could I kindly ask as well, if possible, if you have multiple pockets, can you fold them in half and slip them inside an empty packet, like the picture, this just makes it easier to sort and box.
We cannot accept any form of nut wrapper. The look like crisp packets, but they’re not classed as one, and we do not have an account open to accept these.
We cannot accept any form of popcorn wrapper. The look like crisp packets, but they’re not classed as one, and we do not have an account open to accept these.
We cannot accept any form of popadom wrapper. The look like crisp packets, but they’re not classed as one, and we do not have an account open to accept these.
We cannot accept any form of Pretzle wrapper. The look like crisp packets, but they’re not classed as one, and we do not have an account open to accept these.
Please to not tie packets into knots, Terracycle will not accept them this way.
We do take Pringle Tubes, Lids and Foil wrappers, but please put these in box 2. Thank you.
Please place your empty Pringle branded tubes, lids, and foil inserts in box two only. We can only accept Pringle branded tubes, not Doritos Staxs or supermarket branded products.
Any size of branded pringles tube
The pringles foil (attached or unattached its fine)
The Pringles lid
We can now start taking pet food pouches, these need to be placed in box three only. We donate these to Downham Market Cats Protection as we don’t have an account for these in our village.
BUT please, wash and clean them before there placed in the box. I am not your mother, its common sense to clean them as they do smell. If we get an influx of unwashed items, I will be forced to stop it, so please, clean washed pouches only. Thank you.
For 2021 I will be trying something different, we have a number of Terracycle accounts active that have very little waste being collected, and because our stations are at capacity, it would not be sensible to take up space for higher value collections.
So for the next year, I will be placing a recycling box, Box number 4, out, for 2 days a month, first weekend of every month. These will be specific to the items listed below. I will ensure that updates will be posted on local community pages, and on our Facebook page.
I appreciate I maybe confusing or annoying, but I must think of solutions to help everyone. I have included all the dates the boxes will be available below.
The First Weekend Will Start In February
February 6th And February 7th
March 6th And March 7th
April 3rd And April 4th
May 1st And May 2nd
June 5th And June 6th
July 3rd And July 4th
August 7th And August 8th
September 4th And September 5th
October 2nd And October 3rd
November 6th And November 7th
December 4th And December 5th
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These are not accepted in our recycling stations, and need to be taken to your local recycling center. DO NOT place electrical items in your Fenland bins please.
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We cannot accept biscuit tubs in our boxes. They're also not recycled by Fenland, so please place these in your green bin. Alternatively, why not turn them into something fun.
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We cannot accept breakfast bar and energy bar wrappers in our boxes. They're also not recycled by Fenland, so please place these in your green bin.
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We cannot accept breath sprays in our recycling stations. There also not recycled by Fenland, so please place these in your green bin
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We cannot accept cake bar wrappers in our boxes. They're also not recycled by Fenland, so please place these in your green bin.
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We cannot accept chocolate bar wrappers in our boxes. They're also not recycled by Fenland, so please place these in your green bin.
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These are not classed as beauty product trigger sprays and we cannot accept them in our boxes. There also not recycled by Fenland, so please place these in your green bin. (This includes items like weedkiller trigger sprays, and house cleaner trigger sprays)
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We cannot accept denture adhesive packaging in our recycling stations. However if its a cardboard packaging it can go in your blue bin (Plastic packaging in the green bin).
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We cannot accept denture tablet packaging in our recycling stations. However if its a cardboard packaging it can go in your blue bin. (Plastic or blister packaging in the green bin).
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We cannot accept denture cream tubes in our recycling stations. There also not recycled by Fenland, so please place these in your green bin. (outer cardboard packaging can go in the blue bin).
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We cannot accept flexible baby wipe packaging in our recycling stations. There also not recycled by Fenland, so please place these in your green bin. AND PLEASE DO NOT flush baby wipes down the toilet, dispose of them correctly.
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We cannot accept inter dental brushes in our recycling stations. There also not recycled by Fenland, so please place these in your green bin.
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We cannot accept mouth wash bottles in our recycling stations. However Fenland can recycle them, so pop them in your blue bin. Just ensure there clean, dry and free of solution.
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These are not classed as crisp packets, and we cannot accept them in our boxes. There also not recycled by Fenland, so please place these in your green bin.
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These are not classed as crisp packets, and we cannot accept them in our boxes. There also not recycled by Fenland, so please place these in your green bin.
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We cannot accept sweet wrappers including in our boxes. They're also not recycled by Fenland, so please place these in your green bin.
Please note - Some wrappers like Rosie's sweet wrappers are compostable
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We cannot accept toothache kits in our recycling stations. There also not recycled by Fenland, so please place these in your green bin.
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We cannot accept toothpaste pumps in our recycling stations. There also not recycled by Fenland, so please place these in your green bin.
Please note, we cannot take any form of nut wrappers, popcorn wrappers, popadom wrappers and pretzel wrappers. Also please don’t tie them in knots, and please put Pringle pots in box 2.
Just Pringle branded products only please
Please ensure there cleaned, don’t ruin it for others.
Once a month this box will be placed out, it will take oral care products, disposable gloves, cheese wrappers, dental hygiene and baby bel wrappers. Visit our Facebook page for dates on when the box will be open.
Encourage others, its tough making changes, but we all can do our little bit, remember when we all moaned about the bag scrappage scheme, now its second nature, do what you can to lead by example.
Change your shopping habits, some eco items can look more expensive, but take the time to work out the cost, some eco items last longer for a few extra pence, and you are doing your bit to protect the world
Join our community of like-minded individuals, were not aiming to change everyone, and won’t force people to do it, share your ideas, ask questions, and just join the revolution
Encourage people to think about what they throw in landfills, and look at ways to reduce there waste
Help children and there generation find ways to protect our planet, our animals, our sea, and our climate.
Find ways to go plastic-free, but within a way that’s comfortable for your budget, and your lifestyle, We are not aiming to change the world just our little bit, everything helps, no matter how small
Encourage others, its tough making changes, but we all can do our little bit, remember when we all moaned about the bag scrappage scheme, now its second nature, do what you can to lead by example.
Change your shopping habits, some eco items can look more expensive, but take the time to work out the cost, some eco items last longer for a few extra pence, and you are doing your bit to protect the world
Join our community of like-minded individuals, were not aiming to change everyone, and won’t force people to do it, share your ideas, ask questions, and just join the revolution
Encourage people to think about what they throw in landfills, and look at ways to reduce there waste
Help children and there generation find ways to protect our planet, our animals, our sea, and our climate.
Find ways to go plastic-free, but within a way that’s comfortable for your budget, and your lifestyle, We are not aiming to change the world just our little bit, everything helps, no matter how small
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