Separate, flatten, keep dry.
Remove plastic inserts and wrapping, and take off tape where possible. Flatten the clean cardboard to save space, then use the collection or drop-off service accepted in your area.
Cardboard recycling guidanceEvery material has a next step
Recycling efforts
& advice.
From our workshop offcuts to the box at your door. Making better use of the materials around a frame.
Unpacked your frame?
Find out what you can recycle locally, using your postcode.
After the delivery
Frame on the wall.
Packaging sorted.
Our packaging mainly uses cardboard and plastic to help protect your frame on its journey. Once you’ve unpacked, separating those materials makes the next step easier.
Keep useful packaging for storage or another delivery before recycling it. A box and protective wrapping can have more than one journey.
Check the material. Check locally.
Keep plastic separate from the cardboard. Clean, reusable wrapping is worth saving; when it’s ready for recycling, check the exact type against your local service.
Some supermarket collection points accept flexible plastic and bubble wrap. Acceptance varies, so check before taking it along or putting it in a household recycling bin.
Plastic wrapping recycling guidanceRecycling collections and bin colours vary by area. The Recycle Now locator can help you find UK collection and drop-off options. Outside the UK, check with your local recycling service.
Behind the finished frame
Thinking about what’s left over.
Making picture frames in any size means working with different lengths, sheets and materials. Our recycling efforts cover those production offcuts as well as the packaging and everyday recyclables that arrive in the business.
We also use machinery and software that cut cardboard boxes to fit our frames. That lets us match the packaging to the order instead of relying on one standard box size.
Factory & office recycling
Cardboard, paper and plastic packaging from incoming deliveries are collected for recycling, along with recyclable day-to-day waste from our offices and staff areas, including suitable lunch packaging.
Cardboard & acrylic offcuts
Offcuts of cardboard and sheet acrylic from frame production are collected for recycling. These workshop materials are handled through our business collections, separately from advice about household packaging.
Making use of suitable offcuts
Where suitable, frame offcuts are used in our on-site heating equipment. The heat helps warm the factory during the colder months, giving those offcuts a further use.
A new picture. The same frame.
Keep a good frame in use.
A change of artwork doesn’t always need a new frame. If your existing frame is in good condition, a fresh print or a new mount can give it a different look.
Refresh the mount
A different mount colour or opening can transform the artwork inside. Check the frame’s internal size and your artwork measurements before ordering.
Use our measuring guidePass it on
If a sound frame no longer suits your space, someone else may be able to use it. If it’s damaged or beyond reuse, ask your local service about its separate materials.
A little help with the next step
Not sure what the material is?
Ask us about your frame or its packaging. We can help identify what you have, so you can check the right local recycling route.
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