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The Electronic Waste Recycling Project That's Transforming Lives

March 23, 2018

Substation33 has been operating since 2015, designed originally for electronic recycling, they have repurposed more than half a million kilos of e-waste. Made up mainly from volunteers, the Substation team...

Ireland Introduces Charges for Green Bin Collections

March 21, 2018

The head of Panda Recycling in Ireland has said that the charge implemented for the green bin collections are to ensure that Ireland can continue to recycle, for 21 Euros...

Campaign Launches in South Tyneside To Raise Awareness of E-Waste Recycling

March 19, 2018

The South Tyne and Wear Waste Management Partnership is launching a new recycling campaign to help raise awareness of e-waste and batteries, their campaign is geared towards engaging people in...

UK Plastics Recycling is Exaggerated by a Third

March 17, 2018

The UK packaging industry has been accused of exaggerating how much of its plastic gets recycled. In a recent report it has been stated that packaging firms only contribute a...

The First Ever Global Recycling Day is Almost Here

March 16, 2018

March 18th is the first ever Global Recycling Day, it aims to highlight that recycling is one of the biggest tools to help tackle climate change. You can get involved...

Retailer Collection is the Key to Tackling Electronic Waste

March 02, 2018

The constant advancement of technology means we are always after the latest gadgets which results in users throwing away 1.4 million tonnes of unwanted electricals each year. Until recently most...

Virgin Trains Collaborate with a Prison to Recycle Old Uniforms

March 01, 2018

Inmates at HMP Northumberland are set to take part in a scheme to turn old Virgin Trains uniforms into textiles, with the aim to reduce offending rates by preparing prisoners...

The Challenge of Recycling LED Lamps

February 23, 2018

Lightbulbs are essential to our homes and businesses, in recent years they have changed from the incandescent bulbs which are now banned to low energe and LED bulbs, but with...

Shredding Paper: Good for Your Business and for the Environment

February 21, 2018

Although most businesses have made the move from paper to storing everything digitally but there are still some companies which prefer to maintain paper files. Around 99% of shredded paper...

Why People in London Flats Don't Recycle

February 19, 2018

Resource London and Peabdody have joined forces to look at barriers to recycling in flats in urban areas to see if they can increase the recycling rates in London. 37%...

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...