WHY SHOULD WE RECYCLE? Recycling reduces landfill waste and the demand for raw materials. At Spen Valley Soroptimists we have a group of partners who help us with our various collections.
Spectacles: Whaley Opticians in Batley collect them for Morley Lions. They send them to Africa.
Plastic Milk Bottle Tops: Yorkshire Charity Bottle Top Collection send them for recycling and receive a donation for Yorkshire Cancer Research.
Boys Clothes: Healing Sisters Support Group, helping the children they support.
Gently worn Bras: We send them to Smalls for All, a charity that collects underwear for people in Africa and the UK.
Wool: Given to anyone who needs it.
Medicine Blister Packs: Delivered to Boots for recycling by MY Group.
Medicine Blister Packs: In addition, we received a grant from The One Stop Shop to purchase 10 MY Group recycling boxes. The boxes were placed in various locations. As of January 2026 we are in the process of collecting them.
Natural Wine Corks: Majestic Wines send them to the Eden Project to enhance the soil.
We also collect drinks ring pulls for the Purple Community Fund. The ring pulls are made into jewelry and handbags by ladies in the villages in the Phillipines.
Used postage stamps are sent to Kirkwood Hospice in Huddersfield.
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