Get in touch Environment Brecon Carreg joins Wales’ mighty recycling mission to tackle climate change and get to world number one Back to our blog With 92% of people in Wales now recycling regularly*, Wales is one step closer on its Mighty Mission to become world number one for recycling. That’s why Brecon Carreg has teamed up with Wales Recycles by calling on our customers to keep up their mighty efforts by recycling all they can this Spring. Despite the challenges presented over the last year, Wales’ recycling rate hit a record-high (65%**) and 55%* of us now recycle more than we did 12 months ago. Wales has shown its mighty spirit and is already the third-best in the world, but with half of us still not recycling everything we can, there is still some way to go. Recycling is one of the easiest ways we can help tackle climate change from our homes as it helps to conserve natural resources and save energy, slowing down the effects of climate change. Join us in supporting Wales’ Recycles’ Be Mighty. Recycle. campaign, funded by Welsh Government, to help protect our planet’s future. Eleri Morgan, Brand Manager, said: “We’re getting behind Wales Recycles’ Mighty Mission to become number one in the world for recycling. We can all play a part by recycling everything we possibly can at home – whether that’s food waste such as eggshells, fruit and vegetable peelings and teabags from the kitchen, or recycling empty shampoo and shower gel bottles from the bathroom. We’ve shown we have what it takes by having our best year ever for recycling, so let’s continue our mighty effort to lead Wales to number one in the world.” Wales Recycles has shared its top five tips for recycling at home this Spring: 1. Go green with your spring clean Empty cleaning product bottles can be recycled – from plastic bleach bottles to trigger sprays and furniture polish aerosols. Make sure they’re empty and put them into your recycling instead of throwing them away. Recycling just one cleaning spray bottle saves enough energy to charge six tablets. 2. Clear out your clutter Spring is traditionally a time to have a sort-out at home. Instead of throwing items away, check Wales Recycles’ Recycling Locator for more information on where to recycle items such as batteries, clothing and small electrical items. 3. Turn your food waste into power If you’re cooking, put all inedible food waste such as vegetable peelings and stalks into your food waste caddy, along with eggshells and any bones leftover from meat or fish. Teabags, coffee grounds and fruit peelings can also be recycled. When food is recycled it is turned into renewable energy. One recycled banana peel can produce enough energy to charge two smartphones. 4. Boss your bathroom bottles Most household plastic items can be recycled including bathroom toiletries such as plastic shampoo, conditioner, hand soap and shower gel bottles. When they’re finished, give them a rinse and put them in your recycling container. It takes 75% less energy to make a plastic bottle from recycled plastic compared with using ‘raw’ materials, so protect the planet from your bathroom by recycling. 5. Ace your aerosols Empty deodorant, dry shampoo and air freshener aerosols can all be recycled. Metal is infinite meaning it can be recycled again and again without losing any of its quality. Join the 73% of people in Wales who already recycle their empty aerosol cans. Find out more at: www.bemightyrecycle.org.uk *Wales Recycles Mini Tracker survey (October 2020) **Statistics Wales Back to our blog More Brecon Life All / Communities / Environment / Health / Other / Packaging Health 28/06/2021 How we got the perfect Pen Y Fan photo… You might have seen this beautiful image of the Brecon Beacons in some of our adverts, but do you know the story behind it? Environment 28/06/2021 Brecon Carreg calls on its customers to Be Mighty, Recycle. And get Wales to number one! Wales may be a small country, but when it comes to recycling, we punch way above our weight. We’re already the third best recycling nation in the world, and now Brecon Carreg is backing the Wales-wide mission to make us first. Other 15/06/2021 Team Brecon Carreg’s Bev…What Happened Next? In 2017 Bev was chosen as 1 of 10 runners to be part of ‘Team Brecon Carreg’, a brilliant campaign where for every mile we ran between May and November £1 would be donated to the Air Ambulance charity. Find out her journey since. Instagram We're all over social media. Go on, give us a follow. Terms and Conditions Privacy policy Say Hello