for bread, cheese, snacks, biscuits or dishwasher tablets has to go to a separate collection point. i m seeing a bit of an issue here, because you have to go to different locations you can tjust go to one place and do your terracycling for different packaging. the different collection points are between two and eight miles away from their home and in different directions. there we go, there s hayes. we work, we have busy lives, and there s no way that we can, we can fit this into our routine, because it s so spread out. for today, they go to the two closest collection points. i think i spy the terracycle logo. there we go, mia. here we are. 0h, actually, it s not, that s no, it s not right. oh no, the recycling
First, we wanted to know how easy it is to recycle first, we wanted to know, how easy it is, to recycle through terra cycle. you can help us at kp snacks by going to terracycle. there are several ways you can get your waste to terracycle. we re going to look at recycling schemes sponsored by big brands. most use community collection points, in places like schools, front gardens and community centres. they re run by volunteers who can be rewarded with money for charity. but some people have complained on social media that there aren t enough collection points. yourfood pouch recycling drop offs are a million miles away and we live in central london. our nearest @terracycle uk is more than two hours away.
In all, the family made a ten mile round trip, but were only able to drop off 35 grams of plastic. of course, it was the first time you ve done it, lots of good intentions there, is it something that you, you would try again, do you think? i think we would try it again. in ourfree time. the intention s there that we want to do it, but i do think it s a big ask, i really do, because it s so, so challenging, in terms of the geography. there s a sort of cost benefit analysis here of, what is the benefit, what is the environmental benefit of driving, er, literally miles, or to drop off what could be a small bag of crisp packets? when you describe terracycle s business model to people, i often get a kind of really! ? look off them. terracycle says its independently verified research shows the community model is environmentally beneficial. but it didn t take into account emissions from driving to collection points.
So, what happens if there are no collection points near you. can you set up your own? we checked on the website. the kp scheme was closed to new volunteers. it says, please note the programme is currently full. please drop off your waste to an existing drop off location. i think the terracycle logo is clearly indicating as a headline you can recycle. now if there s nothing alongside that to indicate, guys, there might be some quite significant restrictions on this, it is potentially misleading. the owners of mcvities digestives, pladis, denies the labels are misleading, and says they contain a clear reference to the terracycle.eu website, where consumers can find more information. kp snacks says it knows people want to be able to recycle more, and it is committed to providing options for its consumers.
Now, can it be more convenient? and can it be easier? absolutely. terracycle says it s started a new scheme in west london so people can drop off a range of packaging at their local recycling centre. brands pay a fee for working with terracycle it can be anything from tens to hundreds of thousands of pounds a year. the amount that can be recycled depends on how much they pay, so there s a limit to the number of collection points. for many, the fee also includes use of the terracycle logo on their packaging. so, when shoppers buy something with that logo on it, would they know what it means? i ve done a bit of a shop. bought a bunch of stuff here. i m looking at some packaging with consumer law expert professor chris willett. chris, i ve done a bit of a shop, bought a bunch of stuff here. all these products have the terracycle logo on them. do you think that if someone was to see that logo whilst