Recycling
For information on how best to recycle our packaging, please see the tables below.
For the jars, bottles and tins, you can reuse the packaging by thoroughly recleaning and drying. Steenbergs offers a refill solution that comes either in paper or plastic packaging (we're in process of getting rid of the plastic).
The Easier Packaging Types
| Packaging type | Material | Recycling method | Coverage |
| Glass jar for spices | Glass | Recycle: kerbside recycling or local recycling centres | National |
| Metal lids for spices | Stainless steel | Recycle: kerbside recycling or local recycling centres | National |
| Glass bottles | Glass | Recycle: kerbside recycling or local recycling centres | National |
| Aluminium caps for glass bottles | Aluminium | Recycle: kerbside recycling or local recycling centres | National |
| Tea tins | Stainless steel | Recycle: kerbside recycling or local recycling centres | National |
| Tea & stuffing cartons | Card | Recycle: kerbside recycling or local recycling centres | National |
| Transit boxes | Corrugated | Compost or Recycle: kerbside recycling or local recycling centres | National |
| Loosefill packing paper | Paper | Compost or Recycle: kerbside recycling or local recycling centres | National |
Waste Streams for Plastic Packaging
Details for the recycling of plastic are as below; but we will accept any plastic back to Steenbergs and will recycle any plastic returned to us, using the methods as detailed in the Waste & Recycling section :
| Packaging type | Material | Recycling method | Coverage |
| Plastic film for teas and stuffings cartons and tins | Polypropylene | Recycle locally or waste-to-energy, or return to Steenbergs | Check local recycling |
| Plastic film for mulled wine sachets | Polypropylene | Recycle locally or waste-to-energy, or return to Steenbergs | Check local recycling |
| Plastic bags used for bulk teas and herbs & spices | Composite of metallised PET and polyethylene | Recycle by returning to Steenbergs or use waste-to-energy | Limited - return to Steenbergs |
| Clear window in spice and tea tins | PET | Recycle: kerbside or local recycling centres | National |
Per Steenbergs strategy on packaging , we are doing our best, as a microbusiness, to remove bad packaging from our range, balancing that against what is best for the products that we supply.
In particular, we are removing the clear plastic film and replacing it with a "plastic free" film that is home compostable during the first half of 2020 (arrived with us on 6 February 2020).
The next phase is to remove the composite bags for bulk teas, herbs and spices. However, we do offer paper bags as an alternative or we can recycle the returned bags through Terracycle.
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