Catalogue recycling reminder

With the new Argos catalogue launched over the weekend (30 July), Stratford-on-Avon District Council is encouraging residents to recycle their old catalogue in the blue-lidded bin, rather than throwing it in the grey bin.

Each catalogue weighs 2kg and there are over 36 million in circulation across the UK each year, so each one recycled will make a significant contribution to the District Council's recycling tonnage.  The latest Argos customer research shows that 79% of their customers are recycling their old catalogues.  This figures means that thousands of catalogues are going into landfill each year.

Cllr Mike Brain, Technical Services Portfolio says: “Recycling these catalogues is a simple thing people can do that will make a big difference.  It will help to increase the amount of waste that is recycled in the District and reduce the amount that is sent to landfill.  I hope that when people pick up their new catalogue they will remember to recycle their old one and likewise with other catalogues."

As well as the Argos catalogue the District Council would like to take the opportunity to remind residents that all store and mail order catalogues plus brochures, telephone books, Yellow Pages and Thomson Directories can be put in the blue-lidded recycling bin.

The Argos catalogue features both the 'recycle' logo and 'PEFC' logo on its back cover and is 100% recyclable.

For further information on how Argos is tackling its waste obligations visit its corporate website at www.thebasisofgoodbusiness.com