The Taylors TerraCycle® Scheme
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Many companies are working hard to change the materials their products are packed, shipped and displayed in to be kinder to our planet. We know this isn’t new news. We’ve actually been working to change the materials in our packaging for many years, and while we’ve made much progress, there is still some packaging which can’t easily be recycled.
In the meantime, we’ve heard you loud and clear, that being able to recycle as much of your packaging as possible is important. So, we’ve teamed up with an amazing company called TerraCycle®, who offer innovative recycling solutions for those tricky items that can’t currently be recycled by your local council.
A lot of items, from our big bags of Yorkshire Tea and Coffee Bag packaging to plastic pet food pouches and crisp packets, can be recycled through TerraCycle’s free recycling programmes and it’s super easy!
You can save up your Yorkshire Tea bulk bag packs, loose leaf tea packs and flexible Taylors coffee packaging for safe recycling through the Taylors TerraCycle® scheme. We accept other coffee and tea brands’ packaging too. If you want to find out more about how you can join the Taylors of Harrogate and Yorkshire Tea Free Recycling Programme, swing by their website for a full how-to.
Our current packaging
Historically, plastic has played a key role in our tea and coffee packaging. This is because we’ve found it to be the most effective and versatile material for keeping our products at their best – super fresh and high quality when they reach your mug. This is not only important to give you a great brew, but also to allow for a longer supermarket shelf-life, so that as little tea and coffee as possible ends up unsold as food waste.
We’ve been working with suppliers to find viable alternatives to our current packaging which will still do the same job, but which can be recycled. We’re pleased to have made some great strides, and much of our roast and ground coffee packaging can now be recycled at supermarkets, but we still have some products that we’re working on. These include our big bags of Yorkshire Tea, Yorkshire Tea loose leaf packs and our Taylors Coffee Bag envelopes, which are made from a mixed material film which can’t yet be recycled in supermarkets. That’s why we’re partnering with TerraCycle® in the meantime to make sure you have a recycling solution while we continue our progress. Now, you can send back the tea and coffee bags at no cost to ensure it does not end up in landfills.
Moving from mixed material films to one made of just one type of plastic is a key focus area of the UK Plastics Pact and we’re working hard on this change. Beyond this, our ambition as a business is to make all our products circular in design. This will take time and a lot of testing to make sure the materials we choose are right for our products and for their environmental impact.
Last updated 9th April 2024