The new Resource Hut at the Hall is now open and operational. It is open from 8am – 8pm Monday to Friday, and from 10am – 6pm on Saturdays and Sundays. It is a central point at which residents can recycle items that can’t be put in the PKC grey bin. It extends the recycling collections that Jenny has been making at Clach an Tuirc and recycles goods via various manufacturers’ recycling schemes. By using it, we can make a positive dent in the amount going into landfill.
See below for details of the items that can be recycled in the Hut. There are copies of this list available to take away from the Hut.
Current Resource Hut Recycling Collections
The Air, Home and Laundry Care Free Recycling Programme – ONLY for Lenor tumble drier sheets, but for ALL brands of trigger/spray heads.
The BIC Writing Instruments Free Recycling Programme – for ALL brands of writing implements including: felt tips, permanent & whiteboard markers, highlighters, corrections instruments (pens, tape & bottles) and pens, mechanical pencils & refills.
The Podback Scheme – for ALL brands of coffee and drinks pods.
The Recycling Factory – for certain makes and models of inkjet cartridges.
The Marigold® Gloves Free Recycling Programme – ONLY for Marigold brand gloves – but for all types of Marigold gloves (disposable and durable).
The Spontex Disposable Gloves Free Recycling Scheme – for ALL brands of disposable gloves (including: nitril, latex, vinyl, polyethylene).
The Flash® Wipes, Cloths and Pads Free Recycling Programme – ONLY Flash brand, but for ALL their soft wipe products.
The Aqua Optima® Water Filter Free Recycling Programme – ONLY Aqua Optima water filters.
The Specsavers® Contact Lens Recycling Programme – ALL brands of contact lenses, contact lens blister packs and blister pack foils, and hard plastic contact lenses cases.
The Burt’s Bees® Personal Care Free Recycling Programme – ALL brands of makeup containers including: eyeshadow compacts, flexible plastic and metal tubes for body and face creams, lip & cheek highlighter & bronzer sticks, mascara tubes & wands, lip glosses and lip balms, lipsticks – ALL personal care packaging not recycled locally.
Jenny Penfold is keen to recruit volunteers to help manage it. She envisages it being a very low time commitment possibly just checking the Resource Hut and the items being recycled a couple of times a month. She will provide additional information to the volunteers and hopes to build a knowledgeable recycling community. If you would like to volunteer, there are forms in the Resource Hut to complete and return to Jenny.
For this first year of operation, Jenny will be pairing up with all volunteers, so that she can see what’s needed and the best way to do it – a continuous learning process for all!
The list above details what is currently accepted for recycling, but please be aware that sponsorship for these recycling programmes changes from time to time, so this list is very fluid.
There is also a Comments Book in the Resource Hut, so any feedback or ideas for other items to recycle are very welcome.
The Resource Hut will not be taking medicine blister packs as these can be recycled at any Superdrug, or dropped off in the collection box in the entrance to the Aberfeldy Vet practice. However, if you have difficulty in accessing these facilities, Jenny is still collecting for friends and neighbours at Clach an Tuirc.
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