Our Plastic Card Recycling Program
We’re serious about sustainability and lessening our environmental impact, and we truly want to make a difference. Through plastic card recycling and tree planting our Creative Eco Initiative are our way of helping our customers and our team do their bit for the environment.
Have you ever wondered if you can recycle plastic cards?
The good news is, you can! But unfortunately it’s not as easy as popping them in your regular recycling bin. Because of this, countless plastic cards end up in landfill each year – but we’re on a mission to change that, with our Plastic Card Recycle Box program!
How does it work?
Here at CPC HQ we have a TerraCycle® Zero Waste Box™ dedicated to recycling PVC plastic cards – and we need your help to fill it!
To make it super easy for you to get your unwanted plastic cards to us for recycling, we’ve created our very own Plastic Card Recycling Box recycling initiative for you to purchase and fill with unwanted plastic cards.
What do your recycled plastic cards become? Recycled PVC cards are typically used to make PVC piping, cable insulation and underground draining products for the construction industry.
We’ve made it easy to recycle your unwanted plastic cards
We know that gift card recycling is something lots of our customers would love to do, so we’re using TerraCycle® – the global leader in recycling hard-to-recycle materials – to recycle your used or expired PVC plastic cards.
Buy
Buy your Plastic Card Recycling Box, there are 2 sizes to choose from. We’ll send you your Plastic Card Recycling Box, with a reply paid label for you to send your full box back to us!
Collect
Pop your Plastic Card Recycling Box on your front counter (or anywhere, really!) and start collecting used/expired PVC plastic cards.
Post
Once your Plastic Card Recycle Box is full (it should take approximately 100 or 250 cards), tape it up and post it back to us here at CPC HQ. We’ll (very excitedly!) add your cards to our TerraCycle Zero Waste Box.
Recycle
Once our Zero Waste Box is full, we’ll ship it to TerraCycle who sort the PVC cards and transform them into plastic granules that are used to create new products! We purchase Zero Waste Boxes from TerraCycle to keep the program going.
Reorder
Want to keep supporting this initiative? Thank you! Simply purchase another Plastic Card Recycling Box and keep up the good work!
Our Plastic Card Recycling Mission
Our goal is that every business that buys PVC gift cards from us also buys a Plastic Card Recycle Box for their workplace.
Plastic Card Recycle Box
Price range: $30.00 through $60.00
Looking for a responsible and hassle-free way to recycle your unwanted plastic cards? Introducing our Plastic Card Recycle Box.
An eco-conscious solution designed to make recycling easy, convenient, and impactful.
To recycle cards with sensitive information, please cut up before sending
Two Sizes to Suit Your Needs
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Small Box – 100 cards: Perfect for home use, small offices, or low-volume recycling needs. Box size is 8 x 6.5 x 9.5cm.
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Large Box – 250 cards: Ideal for busy workplaces, retail counters, and high-traffic collection points where larger quantities of expired or unused plastic cards are collected. Box size is 22 x 9.5 x 6 cm.
Why Choose the Plastic Card Recycle Box?
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Environmentally Responsible – Plastic cards such as gift, loyalty, ID, and membership cards are often made from PVC, which can take centuries to break down in landfill. Our Recycle Box ensures they are diverted from waste streams and professionally recycled.
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Effortless Process – Simply purchase the box size that suits you, fill it with up to 100 or 250 standard-sized cards (85.5 × 54 mm), and return it to us using the DIY reply-paid return label we provide.
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Sustainable Impact – Your cards are processed through the TerraCycle® Zero Waste Box, where the PVC is transformed into construction-grade granules for use in products like piping, insulation, and other long-life items.
Product Specs & Benefits
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Available in 100 pcs (8 × 6.5 × 9.5 cm) or 250 pcs (22 x 9.5 x 6 cm) capacity.
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Designed to sit neatly on desks, counters, or reception areas.
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Helps protect privacy – cut or shred cards with personal details before posting.
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Diverts PVC waste from landfill and supports the circular economy.
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Supports tree-planting initiatives as part of our sustainability commitment.
Why we’re committed to making a positive change
Enough plastic is thrown away each year to circle the earth four times.
10% of plastic we use ends up in the ocean.
It takes between 500-1,000 years for plastic to degrade.
CPC Tree Planting Project
Check out the incredible incredible work Ecologi do, and join us on our tree planting journey over on our Instagram.
We’re proud to have planted over 16,345 trees so far! You can track our progress in more detail on the Ecologi website.
With your generous support of our business we can truly make a difference. Thank you!
What’s in it for you?
When you buy a Plastic Card Recycling Box, you automatically become a Creative Eco Initiative Partner! To thank you for your commitment to a greener future, we’ll feature you on our website and social media to let the world know you’re doing your bit!
PLUS! You’ll get a Social Media Pack so you can promote yourself as an environmentally aware business on your social channels!
Tip! Put your Plastic Card Recycling Box on your sales counter so your customers can pop their redeemed gift cards in themselves. They’ll love feeling a part of the process and will be glad to know they’re supporting an eco-friendly business!
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