What can go in Flexible Plastics Recycling?
Plastic supermarket bags
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Why set up a Flexible Plastics Recycling collection with First Mile?
Flexible Plastic Recycling FAQs
Why is recycling plastic bags important?
Why is recycling plastic bags important?
Recycling responsibly and reusing your plastics has never been so important. Alongside the growing concern for our planet comes a greater need for companies to ensure they are doing everything possible to help.
It's never been more important to recycle plastic bags and all sorts of flexible plastics and First Mile's business waste services make the process easy.
How many flexible plastic bags could be recycled every year?
How many flexible plastic bags could be recycled every year?
Around 1 trillion plastic bags are used around the world every year, while the oil it takes to make just one of them could power a car for 11 metres.
With this in mind, is it time that retail, catering or commercial businesses start to recycle flexible plastic with a conscientious company?
What about Business Recycling?
What about Business Recycling?
Business Recycling works in the same way as Business Waste; order sacks or bins, we deliver the next day and collect on a schedule to suit.
First Mile offers business waste recycling as well as business recycling collection across London and the UK. By law, companies need to demonstrate they are recycling waste where it is economical and practical.
First Mile helps businesses do that, by providing over 30 low-cost business waste and business recycling services that will save money and the planet.
Why use First Mile?
Why use First Mile?
As one of the leading waste management companies in London, Birmingham and the UK, First Mile has already helped over 30,000 businesses to reduce their carbon impact with our range of recycling services - with over 200 new businesses signing up each week.
By choosing First Mile, you’ll benefit from a low cost, reliable service, a 24/7 helpdesk, and free monthly reporting. You can view our accreditations above and our certificates and insurances here.
What makes First Mile different from other waste management services in Westminster?
What makes First Mile different from other waste management services in Westminster?
At First Mile, we don’t just manage your waste professionally and securely - we're also committed to a zero-to-landfill approach. That means that we will recycle and reuse as much of your waste as possible.
Anything that can’t be recycled or reused will then be taken to a waste-to-energy facility, where it will be incinerated in a process that generates electricity and heat which is used to power homes. Any remains that can't be burnt are salvaged to become building materials, so it's all put to good use rather than going to landfill.
First Mile makes plastic bag recycling easy
We’ve made the process of plastic bag recycling straightforward and easily accessible for all manner of companies. We collect your plastics bags in our commercial bins for recycling, sort the material and recycle flexible plastics as new bags that can be reused.
This limits the drain on raw materials needed to make new flexible plastics and stops recyclable plastic bags from ending up in landfill. First Mile makes plastic recycling easy.
