Recycling
The flexible/soft plastic packaging used for Tilda dry rice can now be recycled at collection points at many of the larger supermarkets. We regret the collection points do not yet accept pouches for Tilda ready to heat rice.
To find collection points at a store near you visit:
While most local authorities in the UK do not accept flexible /soft plastic packaging in household collections yet that is starting to change. Some have begun pilot projects with the support of the Flexible Plastic Fund to which Tilda contributes:
Household collections — Flexible Plastic Fund
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Tilda is an Associate Member of the UK Plastics Pact. By 2025, The UK Plastics Pact will transform the UK plastic packaging sector and help stop plastics polluting the environment, by delivering:
- Actions to eliminate problematic or unnecessary single-use packaging items through redesign, innovation or alternative (reuse) delivery models
- 100% of plastic packaging to be reusable, packaging recyclable or compostable
- 70% of plastic packaging effectively recycled or composted
- 30% average recycled content across all plastic packaging
As a signatory to the pact, Tilda is now working to:
- Eliminate unnecessary and problematic packaging and plastic products
- Ensuring all plastic packaging is practically recyclable
- Using recycled plastic in your packaging and products where possible
