AS  we enter Recycle Week (Sept 25 to Oct 1), Recycle for London is telling the story of what everyday waste can be turned into.

It will be showing Ealing people how easy it is to make a positive difference at five events across the borough.

It follows a survey indicating that, while 85% of Londoners believe recycling makes a difference, when asked separately about the direct benefits of recycling, more than one in five (22%) admit they struggle to see any.

To demonstrate how household waste can be turned into useful new products or energy to power the community, Recycle for London has produced new insights, which show the huge potential of the capital’s circular economy:

Recycling just 20 plastic drinks bottles could make a football shirt for your favourite football club

Recycled aerosol cans help create new mobile phones, so the 69% of London households who currently recycle their aerosols might soon be using them again - a fact that only 19% of Londoners are aware of

The 76% of London households who recycle their cleaning product bottles may be surprised to know they can get turned into a children’s play set - something that even fewer Londoners (26%) are aware of

One year’s worth of a London borough’s domestic food waste could generate enough electricity to power a local primary school for more than 10 years

To transform recycled materials into something new, a variety of processes are used. These can include grinding plastic materials into pellets, which are heated to make a polyester thread for clothing, or converting food waste into energy at anaerobic digestion centres.

The many ways in which recycling is worth the effort are shown in a series of new animations produced for Recycle Week, which you can watch on http://bit.ly/2y8C4Rc

The first event in Ealing will take place at Morrisons store in Acton, with subsequent events taking place at Waitrose West Ealing, Pitshanger Lane, Sainsbury’s West Ealing and Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre.

Pop-up roadshows and workshops will happen in Ealing  from Tuesday-Saturday.

 For information and advice on recycling in your area, visit www.recycleforlondon.com