Rubber bands/elastic bands

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Do you really need to pass your rubber bands on? It's not disastrous if you bin them, but first snip them with scissors so they don't entangle wildlife if they end up in the sea/somewhere else they shouldn't be.

Who will take used rubber bands?

The Royal Mail You can put rubber bands into the nearest postbox for the Royal Mail to reuse or recycle. Source: the Royal Mail Help Twitter account, July 2021.

Not taking/no longer taking rubber bands
 * Rubber bands are hard to recycle and most councils don't recycle them. Please don't put them in your recycling bin/bag/box, because they could mess up the processing of other recyclables. If you can't get to a postbox, chuck them in the general waste bin.