Sainsbury’s removes recycling facilities from stores in Spalding and Bourne

A supermarket chain is removing its recycling facilities from stores in our area.

Sainsbury’s – which has branches in Spalding and Bourne – is binning collection points which have previously been used for the disposal of paper, card, mixed glass, batteries and textiles.

A statement made to this paper says the chain is looking to prioritise other services.

“We want to focus on the areas where we can make the biggest difference and support our customers in their efforts to help the planet,” a Sainsbury’s spokesperson said.

“As recycling of materials such as glass and cardboard is available from home with local councils, we’re priorrtising services at our stores that people cannot get elsewhere.

“For example, all our supermarkets offer flexible plastic recycling.”

At present, Sainsbury’s website still boasts: “We provide customer recycling (in the car park) in around 275 of our supermarkets and there are a further 100 which are council provided facilities on our car parks.”

The supermaket added that at all its branches customers can recycle flexible plastic packaging – including crisp packets, food pouches, salad bags, biscuit, and cake wrappers, as well as carrier bags, clothes hangers and batteries