'Recycle on the Go' is a new drive to put accessible recycling bins in public places. And it's already started, with The Royal Parks rolling out a recycling bin pilot in Hyde Park over the next three months.
A good practice guide and a code of practice will help those responsible for public places to make recycling easy and accessible. Wherever possible bins will feature the familiar Recycle Now signage so people can easily identify where and how to recycle their cans, bottles and paper.
Visiting Hyde Park to launch Recycle on the Go, Environment Minister Joan Ruddock, said:
"We need to take recycling beyond the office and home into our public spaces - that's what this initiative is about.
'We know that most canned and bottled drinks are consumed outside the home, when people are out and about. Even the most dedicated recycler is unlikely to take these home with them and add them to their household recycling. Often, the only responsible option is to put them in litter bins, and this means that large quantities of aluminium, plastic and glass are slipping through the net and effectively become rubbish, end up in landfill, and are lost as a resource.
'Recycle on the Go is about making recycling a natural part of everyday life no matter where people are. But the bigger issue here is about a pushing a behaviour change around how people dispose litter when they're away from the home.
'It's especially fitting that Recycle on the Go is being launched during Recycle Week, when the spotlight is on giving an extra push to our recycling efforts.'
Colin Buttery, Deputy CEO of The Royal Parks said:
'Recycle on the Go is an excellent way to encourage greener waste management in public places. Building on the success of our recycling programme at events, the new code of practice is further informing the Royal Parks' approach to our recycling pilot in Hyde Park.'
