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A line up of costumed characters of recyclable items, plus JJ Chalmers and Harriet Lamb, stand in a line outside the gates to Number 10 Downing Street in London. They hold placards which say, 'Rescue Me! Recycle'.

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Now in its 22nd year, Recycle Week is Recycle Now’s flagship annual event. A celebration of recycling across the nation, galvanising the public to recycling more of the right things, more often.

Save the date: Recycle Week 2025

We are pleased to announce that Recycle Week 2025 will run from 22 to 28 September, so save the date in your diaries!

Watch this space for more information coming soon.

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Recycle Week 2024

Recycle Week 2024 took place from 14th-20th October 2024, focusing on rescuing recyclable items from the rubbish bin. By recycling at least one extra item as part of our daily recycling routine, we can make a huge difference.

We brought this to live with our recyclable crew, made up of the top 5 items often missed in our recycling across the UK. Hube the toilet roll tube, Yogi the yoghurt pot, Dee Dee the deodorant, Fitz the perfume bottle and Rey the plastic spray bottle. With Recycle Week ambassador, JJ Chalmers, and WRAP CEO, Harriet Lamb, we visited 10 Downing Street to highlight how one billion items that could be recycled are ending up in the bin each year in UK homes.

Thank you to Boots and Tesco for sponsoring Recycle Week 2024 and supporting our mission to inspire everyone to rescue those recyclables.

Learn more about Recycle Week 2024

Thank you to our Recycle Week 2024 sponsors

How you can get involved in the next Recycle Week

There are many ways to get involved with the campaign, including following our social media channels and recycling more of the right thing, more often!

If you are looking to partner with us, please contact us on partnerenquiries@wrap.org.uk. We'd love to hear from you.

Look out for details about Recycle Week 2025...

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Recycle Now is brought to you by the global environmental action NGO, WRAP.

WRAP also delivers information, support and resources to help us all reduce our food waste, through the campaign Love Food Hate Waste and Food Waste Action Week, which next takes place in March 2025.

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