Plastic tubes are fine, just being as empty as possible. Do NOT cut them in half to empty them (as this makes them smaller). Tubes like this can be recycled, just put the lid on. Anything plastic smaller than coffee jar lid, the optical readers cannot detect them, and so we cannot recycle them. So, any toothpaste tubes, cosmetic tubes, hand or foot creams etc. are OK to go into your blue top recycling bin. Empty as much as you can from the tube. Lid on. If too small, then dispose of them in kerbside rubbish bin.
However, all plastic tubes you list can be recycled at Boots stores. In Haywards Heath, for example, there is a green cardboard recycling bin on the right by the front door. You can also enrol into their recycling scheme and when you recycle five items you receive £5 onto your Boots Advantage card off your next spend over £10. Who doesn’t like a bargain? Here are details of the Boots Scheme www.bit.ly/3MOVmlW
It is not necessary to enrol to recycle at Boots, you can simply drop off your recycling when you are passing. They created the Recycle at Boots scheme so you can bring your empty beauty, health, wellness and dental products, from any brand, that can’t be recycled at home.
John Lewis also has a similar scheme. Take back empty beauty products to the store and if you’re a My John Lewis member, you’ll get £5 off when you spend £20 or more on beauty that day. Just bring in five or more clean, empty beauty product containers to any of our beauty counters.
They do not take glass containers or aerosols. What we have are alternative schemes that are being set up by industry to work with, and not in competition with, local councils. Boots or John Lewis do not want plastic bottles, tubs or trays for example. Hope you find this useful.
