Milk bottle tops - LOTS of milk bottle tops
I've got some milk bottle tops can you do anything with them - said the email.
I know that last week I wrote that I would continue my examination of my waste and recycling but that was before I received an interesting email from someone who had been collecting lots of milk bottle tops.
The guy who emailed me had been collecting the plastic milk bottle tops via the dance group he plays the music for. Given the nature of these things the word spread and he started to get lots of tops - all nicely cleaned. The problem came when he found that the hospital he thought was using them to raise money did no such thing. So, what to do with all these tops - that is were Premier Waste Management came in.
Some local authorities collect milk bottle tops alongside the plastic bottles, but a lot do not. I found one plastics re-processor that offers money for them but they were on the south coast - any money would be eaten up in the transport cost.
The dance club had collected three large bin sacks full of tops - believe me that is a lot of tops - and wanted to see them put to some use.
That is where Play Together comes in.
Play Together is a play resource centre and scrap store for schools and community groups.
They offers all the bits and bobs needed for art projects done in schools, things like: fabric, vinyl, plastic bottles, paper and cardboard, corks and the rest of the things you see stuck to card in the school hall.
This proves that one man's rubbish is another man's craft material.
In the waste hierarchy they are a REUSE centre. Much better to have something reused than have it enter the waste chain to start with.
Play Together not only reuse arts and craft type material but also office equipment and paint, in fact they could probably find a good home for anything that a school or a community group could need.
They were only to happy to receive the plastic bottle tops and I managed to fill three huge tubs.
If you are in a business that is throwing away material that you think kids would love to stick and make into art then give Play Together a ring on 0191-514 6140 and see if they can provide a better home for it.
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My husband and I collected aalot of milk bottle tops for a charity and then found that they no longer wanted them. We live in S.Devon and have enquired of some local authorities if their recycling woud take them but no luck. Having resorted to the web I have only found one place in Portsmouth , and another in Sunderland that would be happy to accept them. Is here nowhere in the south west that we could reach?
do you still have all your milk tops, we are collecting for a wheelchair
Sorry Jenni, I gave all the milk bottle tops away.
HimI have been collecting lots of tops for school but thet no longer want them. You would be very welcome to them
We have several months supply of bottle tops from local church. Based Leicestershire. If you can collect, please advise. Jo.
I have got loads of plastic milk lids. It would appear that I have been conned and thought we were collecting for a wheelchair but after speaking to the hospital that wanted them it turns out it was a cruel hoax. Is there anywhere in the South West that I can get these milk lids to in aid of a good cause???
I live nr. Wolverhampton and have found a company who will take as many plastic milk bottle tops as we can supply, I am collecting them on behalf of the M.S.Society as it is very close to my heart.So if anyone out there has collected afore said plastic milk bottle tops and lives in a 40 mile radious of Wolverhampton and is willing to donate then to a very worthy coarse I am more than willing to collect them.Thank You
Hi, I live in Plymouth and myself and work colleagues have collected 3 huge bags full if anyone wants them for a charity!
Please let me know asap :))
FAO: Neil Kenney
Hi Neil.
I work for Aston Business School. We collect plastic bottle tops as a school for Childline, but would be really keen to support your cause. Could you please contact me in order that I can collect some further information and perhaps arrange a time for you to collect our bottle tops.
My email: p.a.pinski@aston.ac.uk
Work phone: 0121 204 3044
Many thanks and I look forward to hearing from you soon.