Top tips and where to find more information
It’s Friday, which means that it’s the final day of this year’s Recycle Week! We hope you’ve found some useful information in our previous posts about recycling in the kitchen, bathroom and the lounge.
For our final post of the week we’re going to be rounding up some of the best resources that you can use to get more information about recycling in your area.
Recycle Now’s Recycling Locator
An invaluable tool that lets you see what you can recycle near you. Simply put in your postcode and find out all about recycling!
A great website to help you waste less food. With the average family throwing away £60 worth of food each month it’s an easy way to save money and reduce your waste too.
Recycle Now’s Guide to Packaging Symbols
Modern packaging is normal stamped with a whole host of symbols, some of which aren’t too clear on their meaning. This handy little guide helps you know what you are looking at – and whether than impacts on your recycling of it!
Real Nappies are a washable cloth alternative to disposable nappies that could not only save you money but drastically cut down the amount you throw away. Learn more about them and see if they could work for you.
If you aren’t lucky enough to benefit from a food waste collection then the next step to reducing your rubbish is to get a compost bin. Composting can seem like a complicated process but once again Recycle Now provide a handy guide to let you know what you need to do! FreegleDo you have furniture or other items that you no longer want but could be reused? Then consider putting them on Freegle for others to have. You might even find a gem yourself!
