At home:
Recycle as much as you can....
What?
Many materials/waste types can be recycled....including...
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Tins
- Bottles and glass
- Plastics
- Garden waste
- Peelings etc
- Clothes/fabrics
How?
You can recycle or reuse your waste through many various ways...
Whether you use your:
1. Kerbside recycled collection
2. Recycling centres/facilities - such as 'bring banks'
3. Charity shops
4. Compost
Hazardous waste:
Don’t put in bin!
What is hazardous waste?
- Aerosols
- Batteries (car/household)
- Chemicals
- Computer Monitors
- Engine oil and filters
- Fluorescent tubes
- Fridges/freezers
- Paint
- Televisions
How?
Most hazardous waste has to be dealt with via special disposal procedures by a licensed Private Waste Contractor
Electrical goods:
What?
- Cookers
- Stereos
- Microwaves
How?
Take to recycling centres or arrange a special collection
Bulky items:
What?
- Beds
- Cars
- Furniture
- White Goods
How?
1. Take to recycling centres
2. Special collection
3. Charity organisations (eg, SOFA)
What else can you do?
- Shop Smart
- Slim your Bin
- Reduce Waste
....Put rest out in refuse bin!
At work:
- Reduce Waste
- Sort Waste
- Recycle (as above)
- Dispose of appropriately - via waste contractors