Plastic

Plastic Bottles

Recycling one tonne of plastic bottles saves more than two tonnes of crude oil. 

The kerbside collection scheme in Douglas and Braddan collects plastic bottles for recycling. Bring Banks for plastic bottles are also located at all Civic Amenity sites. Please remove bottle tops and try to crush the bottles (if you ask the kids, they are normally very happy to jump on them!). Crushing the bottles means we are able to collect up to twice as many before the bring bank or collection vehicle is full. Removing the lids means that they compact more easily and we are able to ship more bottles in each load that goes to be recycled. This saves energy and fuel and therefore helps save the planet. 

For more information on how our plastic bottles are recycled please visit the Jayplas website.

Carrier Bags

Most carrier bags are made of plastic. Although these are very durable and can be reused many times, they do not break down if dropped as litter. 

Some 'plastic' bags (for example Co-op bags) are now degradable which means they will break down over time. 

All plastic bags can be reused. They can also be recycled at Tesco, Douglas (look out for the bag recycling container outside the main entrance). These bags are reprocessed into plastic film.