Whether your bathroom regime is a quick shower or a two-hour makeover,

Watford Borough Council and Veolia are teaming up with Recycle Now this Recycle Week to encourage residents to look and feel good by recycling bathroom items.

In the UK, almost 90 per cent of packaging is recycled in our kitchens, while just over half of bathroom items – such as empty deodorant cans, and shampoo and shower gel bottles – are recycled.

New research from Recycle Now found that nearly half of the UK population admit to not always recycling their aerosols.

The research also found that over a third of the population say they do not always recycle glass items in the bedroom such as aftershave and perfume bottles after they are empty.

This Recycle Week, Watford Borough Council and its partner Veolia are asking residents to rethink their bathroom routines by highlighting the benefits of recycling these items for Watford.

Aerosols such as deodorants and hair sprays can be recycled again and again without any loss in quality, so you may see them come back as parts of your mobile phones, dishwashers or even as another aerosol can.

Deputy mayor Cllr Peter Taylor, responsible for client services, said: "Like most Watford residents I always make sure that I recycle paper, tins and bottles.

“However, it is easy to forget a lot of bathroom items can be recycled too – shampoo bottles, toothpaste boxes and shower gel containers can all go in our blue-lidded bins."