Ellie's Fund recycling 

An Ellie’s Fund initiative, we turn your everyday rubbish into money for brain tumour research – the biggest cancer killer of children in the UK.

So far, we've raised a massive £62k through recycling things you use every day like empty crisp packets, baby food pouches and more.
 
All the money we raise from recycling is allocated to Ellie’s Fund and is spent on brain tumour research projects in Yorkshire.

For updated information please visit the Ellie's Fund recycling initiative Facebook page.

Please direct all recycling enquires to recycling@elliesfund.com and our team of volunteers will respond to your enquiry within five working days. 

What can I recycle?

 
The following everyday items can be recycled through Ellie's Fund. We only accept certain types of items and our sponsors have set weight limits for each type of waste, please click on the item below for more information and the specific minimum weight requirements:
 

• Plastic biscuit, cracker and cake wrappers
• Beauty and personal care packaging
• Oral care product packaging
• Confectionery wrappers
• Bread bags
• Disposable gloves
• Air, home care and cleaning packaging
• Inkjet printer cartridges
• Used pens and other writing instruments
• Crisp & KP packets
• Pringles cans
• Pet food pouches
• Water filters
• Disposable contact lenses, their blister packs and foil packaging - NO LONGER RUNNING
• Hygienic home items
• Baby food pouches
• Burt's bees packaging recycling
• Burt's Bees Towelettes
• Weleda beauty packaging
• Zuru balloons
• Plastic ring carriers
• Kinder confectionery packaging
• Lavazza Coffee Eco Caps
• Used stamps

Please note that we only accept certain types of each of these items and there is a weight limit, see below for more details. 

 

Where do I send my recycling?

 
If you collect under the minimum weight for each item (click on the items above to find out what this is) recycling can be dropped off at the BTRS charity shop – No 31, Otley Road, Leeds, LS6 3AA if you're local. If you come from further afield, you can take a look at our different drop-off points throughout the UK here.

If you collect the minimum weight (click on each of the items above to find out each specific minimum weight) please email recycling@elliesfund.com to get hold of a label and send your recycling bundles directly to our sponsor to be turned into £££’s for Ellie’s Fund.

Please direct all recycling enquires to recycling@elliesfund.com and our team of volunteers will respond to your enquiry within 5 working days.