Yes sir. It’s true.
Once you’ve scooped every last delicious mouthful of Anchor Spreadable from the tub, just give it a rinse and pop it into your recycling bin.
Anchor’s 750g Spreadable is a little bit different to the other tubs in the Anchor family because we’ve given it a snuggly cardboard jacket to wear. But don’t worry - we’ve made a quick video to show you how to recycle it. It’s as simple as rinse, pull, and peel!
There are a lot of reasons why we love our 750g Spreadable. It’s our biggest pack, meaning you can enjoy even more brilliant buttery crumpets. It’s 100% recyclable. And, it also contains at least 30% recycled material. That means that at least 30% of the material used in our 750g tub was once something like a water bottle or a butter tub, and after you pop it into your recycling bin it might become a butter tub again in the future.
Now that’s circularity!
The carbon footprint of the new packaging is at least 30 % lower than that of the old packaging, with an absolute reduction in carbon footprint of 27 g CO2 equivalent!
Recycling is super important to us. At the minute only around 45% of waste is recycled in the UK* and we want to change that. That’s why all of our tubs are now 100% recyclable.
It’s also really important that you make sure things are as clean as they can be before putting them in the recycling bin. The cleaner your tub is, the easier it will be for the recycling fairies to magically turn it into something new. So always make sure you enjoy every last mouthful of your Anchor Spreadable before giving it a rinse and recycling it.
* source: UK Statistics on Waste statistical notice March 2020
It’s no secret that we love food. But did you know that if food waste were a country, it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the US? Saving food from the bin is good for the environment, your wallet, and your tastebuds, so inspired by our friends at Love Food Hate Waste, we’ve come up with some tips for reducing food waste…
For more information visit https://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/
Tub and lid: PP – polypropylene
Cover leaf: parchment
PP tubs keep our spreadables safe and smiling on their way to your fridge. They’re also 100% recyclable!
You might find your Anchor spreadable looks a bit more yellow in some places. This happens when it’s exposed to air during our production process, which is why we use a cover leaf to help to keep any air out. This is totally natural so don’t worry – it doesn’t affect the buttery betterness!
Give the tub a scrape and a rinse, and scrape the cover leaf to make sure it’s all nice and clean, then put everything into the recycling bin. If your paper recycling is collected separately then stick the cover leaf in there.
Tub: rPET - recycled polyethylene terephthalate (Don’t worry, we can’t pronounce it either)
Sleeve: FSC card
Cover leaf: parchment
Lid: PP – polypropylene
Our rPET tub is great because it’s 100% recyclable, but it also contains at least 30% recycled content. Our other tubs are getting a bit jealous so we’re planning to treat them to some recycled content soon too. For more info check out our FAQs.
The card sleeve is FSC certified, which means it came from happy trees in responsibly managed forests.
You might find your Anchor spreadable looks a bit more yellow in some places. This happens when it’s exposed to air during our production process, which is why we use a cover leaf to help to keep any air out. This is totally natural so don’t worry – it doesn’t affect the buttery betterness!
Give the tub and lid a scrape and a rinse, and scrape the cover leaf to make sure it’s all nice and clean. Next, pull the thumb tab to remove the bottom, and finally peel away the sides – check out the video we made at the top of this page for a step by step guide!
If your paper recycling is collected separately then stick the cover leaf and the sleeve you’ve peeled off in there, and the tub and lid can go in the plastic recycling.