Reminder to recycle old Argos catalogues

Shropshire Council and their waste contractor Veolia Environmental Services are encouraging people to help boost the county’s recycling rate by recycling their old Argos catalogues, when the new one is launched next month (30 July 2011).

It is estimated that there are over 36 million Argos catalogues in circulation across the country, each weighing 2kg each – a combined weight equivalent to more than 10,000 double decker buses.

In Shropshire, people can recycle old and unwanted Argos catalogues by leaving them in their kerbside collection box with their paper, by visiting one of the county’s household recycling centres, or by using one of the many paper recycling banks that are located across the county.

Councillor John Hurst-Knight, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for waste, said:

“By recycling their old Argos catalogues, people across Shropshire can play a big part in helping to increase the amount of waste that is recycled in the county, and reducing 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.”

All Argos catalogues collected in Shropshire will be sent to the UPM paper mill at Shotton, Deeside where they are turned into newsprint paper and used to make newspapers.