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Creating a Home Recycling Station

August 29, 2013

No matter if you live in an apartment or a large house, everyone has space for a home recycling station. If there is not room in the kitchen you can...

A History of Early Recycling

August 21, 2013

Recycling is certainly no newcomer to the world, as the economic and environmental benefits have kept it alive for thousands of years.

10 Ways Schools Can Save Money

August 02, 2013

In this tough economic climate everyone could do with saving a few extra pounds. We have picked the 10 biggest, and easiest to implement, ways schools can save money.

A Lazy Man's Guide to Recycling

July 18, 2013

Every day you hear about global warming and how this will affect everyone in the future. You know you should be doing something to keep the planet clean for future...

Understanding Proper Handling of Dangerous Recyclate

July 11, 2013

Everyday recyclate such as glass, paper, and cardboard are fairly harmless to handle and sort for recycling. However, even they can cause cuts and lacerations when mishandled, yet there are...

The How and Why of Recycling

July 05, 2013

Step number one for setting up your home recycling program is to determine how the bins are set up at your municipal recycling centre. Do they only offer a simple...

Setting Up an Office Recycling Program - and Gaining Compliance

July 04, 2013

Some of the hardest people to educate and motivate are your own office employees and coworkers. Resistance to recycling is common amongst any group of people who are also known...

Recycling & Green Projects for School Students – Fun Ideas to Motivate Kids to Go Green

June 27, 2013

Getting kids involved in the process of recycling is important. The earlier they are aware of the concept and the benefits of recycling, the more likely they are to carry...

How Using Recycling Bins Helps the Environment – Recycling 101

April 23, 2013

Recycling has long been considered one of the premier ways to help save the environment. Reprocessing rubbish to create new products has led to a massive reduction of waste worldwide....

A Brief History of Recycling and How You Can Help

March 28, 2013

The familiar international recycling symbol is used worldwide to mark products that can and should be recycled. Recycling is nothing new. In fact, as far back as 400 BC, during...

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...