Recycle Week: Mid and East Antrim is joining the 2025 Rescue Me! Recycle campaign

Friday 19 September 2025

Now in its 22nd year, Recycle Week is the nation's biggest annual celebration of recycling.

This Recycle Week, which is running from 22 to 28 September, Recycle Now and Mid and East Antrim are proud to support the Rescue Me! Recycle campaign.

The campaign continues to shine a spotlight on missed capture items that too often end up in the rubbish bin but can, and should, be recycled.

Following the success of last year's campaign, Rescue Me! Recycle returns with new items joining the recycling mission:

The above items join the list from last year:

• Trigger sprays
• Aerosols
• Yoghurt pots
• Aftershave and perfume bottles
• Toilet roll tubes

Here in Mid and East Antrim, we are putting missed capture items front and centre.

Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Cllr Jackson Minford said: "Mid and East Antrim is making great strides in recycling. By rescuing those missed items, we can make our recycling efforts even more impactful.

"Let's keep up the great work and make our Borough's recycling better than ever before!"

Catherine David, CEO of WRAP, said: "Recycle Week continues to be a powerful moment to inspire action across the UK, and this year's 'Rescue Me! Recycle' campaign is no exception.

"By highlighting everyday items like shampoo bottles, foil, and toothpaste tubes - things we often overlook - we're helping people see the real impact of small changes.

"Thanks to innovation and collaboration, more of these items can now be recycled than ever before.

"Together with local authorities and communities, we're making it easier to do the right thing and keep valuable materials in use. Let's rescue these items from the rubbish and give them a second life."

Top tips for recycling in Mid and East Antrim

• Recycle more of these items: shampoo bottles, foil, perfume bottles, toilet rolls
• Make sure you recycle these items: cleaning product bottles, aerosols, yoghurt pots, aftershave and perfume bottles, toilet roll tubes, plastic toiletry bottles and food tins

Recycling doesn't have to be confusing.

To find out more about Recycle Week, visit the Recycle Now website's Recycle Week page.