Recycle Week 2024: Wigan Council joins the national campaign to save recycling from the bin

Wigan Council is delighted to join this year’s Recycle Week (14 – 20 October) to celebrate the efforts of people in Wigan Borough and help save five packaging heroes from the rubbish bin.  

Now in its 21st year, Recycle Week is organised by Recycle Now (external link) and is the UK’s biggest celebration of recycling. It shines a light on the nation’s recycling habits through activities across the UK.

 For Recycle Week 2024, Wigan Borough is joining the calls to save five packaging heroes from being rubbished and keeping them out of the bin and living the circular life, through recycling.  

Local residents can get involved and save the condemned containers including Dee Dee the deodorant, Rey the plastic trigger spray, Yogi the yoghurt pot, Fitz the perfume bottle and humble Hube – the toilet roll tube by making sure they get recycled in the right bin.  

Councillor Paul Prescott, cabinet portfolio holder for planning, environmental services and transport, said “Recycling is so important because it keeps these materials in our system to be used again and again, saving energy, money and making sure we all throw away as little as possible. 

“We want to make sure that we are all recycling as much as we can; a lot of us making a little change like getting your toilet roll tube from the bathroom into your blue bin, or your empty deodorant into the brown bin, can make a big difference.” 

Craig Stephens, Senior Campaign Manager for Recycle Now, said “We are delighted that Wigan Council is supporting Recycle Week. While a light-hearted campaign, recycling is essential to limit the impact what we buy has on the environment. Keeping these materials circulating means we can reduce emissions linked with our weekly shop. Most people are recycling, and the material we capture has a multitude of uses, so the next step is to ensure everyone captures everything they can. Every aerosol, every trigger spray bottle, every plastic pot, perfume bottle and toilet roll tube. Rescue – recycle!”