Recycle & Raise is back!
Recycle your plastic & Raise money for charity!
Recycle & Raise, brought to you by DCW Polymers is a recycling and fundraising initiative introduced to turn plastic into funds for charities!
Our partner organisations will begin accepting your plastic tubs from November 2021 until February 2022, but in the meantime you can now save us your plastic bottle tops all year round! Find out more here
The Details
What can we recycle this year?
- Confectionery tubs
- Ice cream tubs
- Cracker/Biscuit tubs
- Milk bottle tops
- Takeaway containers
Look for the number 5 or PP symbol on the container!
How does it work?
Please donate your plastic tubs and milk bottle tops to your local drop-off point by 31st January 2021. We’ll collect from them in bulk in February and weigh the materials as they come in. Then we’ll shred the plastics in our plastic reprocessing centre, DCW Polymers in Exeter. We’ll sell the plastic granules to the manufacturing industry (within the UK) and all of the profit raised will be donated to our charities – Dartmoor Zoo and Mind!
Last year’s success
Last year we collected a staggering 15,000 tubs from the South West, and raised over £1,200 for Dartmoor Zoo! This year we are aiming even higher so get saving your tubs and tell your friends and family!
Our Chosen Charities
Mind – for better mental health
Mind is a mental health charity who provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding. Covid-19 restrictions have affected everyone in different ways this year, 2020 has been a year of anxiety and uncertainty, and more people need mental health support than ever before, which is why it is so important to shine the light on mental health and provide support to those who may be struggling.
Dartmoor Zoological Society
Dartmoor Zoological Park is a unique zoo set in 33 acres of beautiful parkland on the outskirts of Plymouth. The Zoo’s CEO Benjamin Mee wrote a book about buying the zoo called We Bought A Zoo, which was later became the subject of a major Hollywood film starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johannson! The Zoo registered as a charity in 2014 which has strengthened it’s future and opened up new and exciting opportunities. DCW has worked closely with Dartmoor Zoo since our MD became a trustee of the charity, and we partnered with them for our 2019 Recycle & Raise campaign! With the Covid-19 restrictions affecting visitor numbers this year, Dartmoor Zoo need our help!
How the funds will be split
All plastic donations collected by DCW in the South West will be split 50/50 with Dartmoor Zoo and Mind.
All plastic donations collected by Simply Waste Solutions in the South East will go to Mind.
We can provide a full audit trail of all plastic incoming to the processing plant so we know exactly how much each company has raised.
Drop-Off Points
We are so humbled to have over 50 local businesses (and counting!) supporting the Recycle & Raise appeal this year, acting as drop-off points for their local community to easily donate their tubs!
So please save us your tubs and donate them by 31st January 2021 so we can help make a difference to these wonderful charities!
You can find your local drop-off point using our interactive map below!
Want to join as a drop-off point?
Benefits of becoming a drop-off point
By becoming a drop-off location you will benefit from:
Increased footfall
Raising money for charity
Helping the environment
If you or your business would like to join us as a drop-off point for the public to drop off their clean plastics to you, please fill in the form below and Emily will be in touch!
If you’d like more information please email emily@dcw.co.uk
Exciting update - Recycle & Raise is now in the South East!
We’ve partnered with Simply Waste Solutions to bring Recycle & Raise to the South East!
Our amazing friends at Simply Waste Solutions are now running the Recycle & Raise appeal in the South East, raising money exclusively for Mind!
They’re looking for drop-off partners in the Greater London area, so if your business or organisation would like to join us in this region, please find out more here!
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