Recycling
What can’t be recycled
Cardboard can obviously be recycled, but unfortunately not all types. We explain what can and can’t be recycled.
Recycling Guide
Plastic bottles
Empty plastic bottles can be used to make new products. So squeeze out the air, pop on the lid and put them in the recycling!
What?
The following items belong in recycling
Empty plastic bottles that contained dairy products, laundry or cleaning detergent, shampoo, shower gel, soap, lotion, cream, vinegar, oil, sauce, plant fertiliser.
The following items do not belong in recycling
PET drinks bottles, half-full plastic bottles, drinks cartons (e.g. Tetra Pak), plastic bottles that contained DIY, gardening or motoring products, tubs or trays, cups, tubes, film or foil, refill pouches.
Important
Squeeze out the air and pop on the lid! Compressed bottles take up three times less space – in your carrier bag, the recycling container and the lorry.
Where?
Places where you can dispose of plastic bottles
It’s been possible to take back empty plastic bottles that contained household products to the disposal points at all of our stores since 2013. PET drinks bottles are collected separately.
How?
How plastic bottles are recycled
To ensure efficient transportation, the bottles are pressed into balls, sorted and processed into granulate. The plastic recyclate is mainly used to produce cable sheathing or plastic tubing for the construction industry, but also for Migros packaging.
Did you know?
Although many vinegar, oil and sauce bottles are made of PET, they are not recycled together with the PET drinks bottles. Please put them through the slot for mixed plastic bottles.
Together for more recycling
Recycling protects the climate and conserves the Earth’s natural resources. That’s why we want to do our bit together with you.
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Recycling
Recycle rather than throw away
You can recycle old credit cards, empty nail varnish bottles, spent e-cigarettes and much more. How it works.
Recycling is king
But PET can be produced from CO2
Millions of PET bottles are used every day. Most of these are recycled multiple times. However, given that this still requires new plastic, Migros uses an innovative method to produce PET from CO₂.
Recycling
The Big Recycling Quiz
Test your knowledge about pizza boxes, frying oil and so on, and find out some fascinating facts about recycling.
M-Check
How sustainable are my pans?
How environmentally friendly are a product's materials and to what extent can they be recycled? Two new M-Check categories provide this information for the Migros household range. For example, for pans.
Packaging and recycling
The Handy bottle made from ocean plastic
Orange Handy washing-up liquid has long had cult status. Now it has a sibling: Handy Fresh Ocean, in a bottle made from plastic waste.
Environmental footprint
Better than their reputation
The coffee capsule is more environmentally friendly than many people think.
Household
What you should know about batteries
We use them every day, but how much do you really know about batteries? What are they made of? Why can't you put them in the bin? How are they recycled? We have the answers.
Recycling with Migros plastic collection bags
Collect plastic instead of throwing it away
Give plastic packaging a new life – with Migros plastic collection bags.
Recycling
Cold coffee? As if.
Recycle coffee capsules? Logical and sustainable. We have a solution for every taste.
Take-away lunch box
Reusability adds value
Eating from one of our take-away lunch boxes conserves resources and reduces waste each time you have a meal, as they can be reused hundreds of times.
Avoid plastic and waste
Four tips on more environmentally friendly shopping
For the sake of the environment, use less plastic and avoid waste. That is not always easy. But we can all make a big difference with a few simple things – starting with your next shopping trip.
