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Get The Kids Being Green

November 12, 2016

Everyone wants children to start recycling from a young age, not because it's good to recycle, but to safeguard the environment for their future, we take a look at how...

What to do with Unwanted Clothes

November 09, 2016

Everybody is guilty of buying new clothes, storing them in their wardrobes and never wearing them again, we take a look at what to do with unwanted clothes rather than...

How to Engage Young People with Recycling

September 16, 2016

Recent surveys have suggested that young people are the least likely generation to recycle, and that some have an indifferent attitude towards it. Is this true and, if so, why?...

Encourage green thinking in the workplace

August 16, 2016

Whilst improving your personal recycling habits can be tricky, convincing the rest of the office can prove even more difficult. However, whether you’re facing stubborn bosses, paper hoarders or technophobes,...

A few things you might not know about recycling

April 30, 2016

Britain and the world's recent record on waste is really quite rubbish. Since the 1960s the amount of rubbish we create has gone up by 500%, meaning that the average...

A lesson in recycling for schools

March 31, 2016

Children are an important part of the reason for recycling, so why not make them an important part of the process itself?

Recycling advice for the office

February 29, 2016

Paper, coffee cups with little sipping lids, paper, Judy's bun cases, paper, huge amounts of wrapping from lunchtime, oh, and paper. There's no way around it, the day-to-day life of...

Glass Recycling 101

January 27, 2016

On average, every family in the UK uses around 330 glass bottles and jars each year. Recycling them all is essential.

Recycling in schools will ensure a green future

August 27, 2015

We’ve just read an article in the Hartlepool Mail that got us even more excited about teaching recycling to young people.

Encouraging children to recycle

June 30, 2015

If a child is old enough to clear away their own mess and put something in the bin, they’re old enough to learn about recycling. Make bins accessible and use...

Waste management strategies for festive events

November 02, 2025

When the Christmas lights are switched on and festive markets are springing up all over the UK, it makes for a magical atmosphere. But behind the mulled wine and the...

Laughing Gas Canisters: What you can do when you find them and how to recycle them

March 11, 2024

Discarded laughing gas canisters are becoming an increasingly familiar sight on our pavements and in our parks. These small steel bottles contain nitrous oxide or ‘laughing gas’, which has become...

Tap into behavioural science to boost your business recycling

January 07, 2026

There are plenty of reasons for businesses to introduce a recycling programme. It cuts waste management costs, positions companies as sustainably-minded, and can make them the business of choice for...