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Have You Been Recycling Wrong All Along?

July 01, 2019

How many times have you stood in the kitchen with packaging in your hand and agonised over whether you can recycle it or not? Hands up who just chucks it...

Hovis and TerraCycle Launch Bread Bag Recycling Scheme

February 26, 2019

Hovis has joined forces with TerraCycle to launch a bread recycling scheme, only 1 in ten local authorities recycle bread bags so you can see why consumers who want to...

Viridor Launches the UK's First Hard Hat Recycling Scheme

May 19, 2018

Viridor have launched the first hard hat recycling scheme, the scheme looks set to send the complex plastic construction away from landfill, these will then be transformed into new plastic...

Recycle Your Remembrance Poppies at Sainsburys

November 27, 2017

Sainsbury's have been supporting the Poppy Appeal for more than 20 years and raised £3.2 million through collections and selling of merchandise last year. Sainsbury's are the only place you...

How to Recycle - Carpets

November 06, 2017

The UK generates 400,000 tonnes of waste carpet every year, but nearly all carpets can be recycled and manufactured into new products, including sports pitches and insulation. You can recycle...

How To Recycle - Batteries

November 02, 2017

We use batteries every single day in our lives, whether it be the battery in your car or the batteries in your TV remote, batteries contain hazardous chemicals and harmful...

How to Recycle - Mattresses

October 17, 2017

When your mattress comes to the end of its life, what do you do with it? Some companies will pick up your old mattress in receipt of a new one,...

How to Recycle - Electronic Waste

October 13, 2017

UK consumers buy a lot of electronic gadgets and around and with the tenchology moving so fast there is a lot of electronic waste being produced, it is estimated around...

How To Recycle - Aerosols

October 04, 2017

If everyone recycled just 1 can of air freshner there would be enough energy saved to power 273,000 Tvs for a year, many people are unaware that recycled aerosol containers...

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...