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Why People Don't Recycle as Much as They Should

With all of the bins, boxes and collection points available, why are people still not recycling?  There are many reasons for this, like too confusing, no incentive and that thet cannot see it makes a difference.  There are even some products which you may not even know can be recycled such as packing peanuts, cooking oil and some forms of paint.  

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Schools Go Green

Teaching children about the importance of the environment should start in schools, especially if they are currently learning in an environmentally friendly school.   Howe Dell Primary school is one of the most eco-friendly schools in the world, the desks are made from recycled drainpipes, sink tops are recycled yogurt pots and the toilets are flushed with recycled rainwater.  

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Young People are the Worst Recycling Offenders

New data has been released has shown that people aged between 18 and 34 are the worst offenders when it comes to recycling, wuth 25% saying they are more likely to put things in recycling and hoping they were recyclable rather than being completey sure.  In previous surveys DEFRA have round that over half of 16-24 year olds did not recycle at all compared to 85% over 65's.

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Changes to Recycling Services See Increasing Attacks on Rubbish Collectors

Statistics have emerged that assaults are becoming more and more common due to continuing changes in recycling rules.  There are reports of workmen being spat at, punched and even threatened with knives, last year alone there were 339 incidents which was a rise of 27% from the year before.

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Upcycling WiTHiNTENT

If you have ever been to a music festival you would have probably noticed the amount of litter and belongings left by festival goers with one of the most popular being the tent itself.  WiTHiNTENT use fabric from broken and damaged tents and turning them into items of clothing.

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The Problem of Fast Fashion

People like to stay up to date with the latest fashion even if they have an entire wardrobe full which hardly gets worn or never has been, fast fashion is classed as cheep and cheerful fashion which are sold by the likes of Primark and Peacocks have caused a shortage on raw materials which increases the UK carbon footprint.  

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Slim Bins Boost Manchester's Recycling Rates

Manchester's recycling rate has increased in the last year by 8% through the introduction of the new 'slim bins.'  The residents received new 140 litre wheelie bins to replace their old 240 litre.  The council are saying that not only has this increased the recycling rate but also created a saving of almost £2.4 million.  

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Carlisle Council Improved Recycling Service

Carlisle Council are set to launch their imprioved recycling service this summer, this includes the kerbside collection being extended to more residents, a new collection schedule which means their rubbish is collected on the same day each week to help with confusion.  

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Recycling Offenders

In the recycling world, Pringles tubes and Lucozade Sports Bottles are villains, this is mainly down to a mix of materials that are in the packaging which are near impossible to recycle, these are then rejected at the recycling facility.  

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Recycling Food Waste to Support your National Team

With the 6 nations now over and done with for another year, recycle for Wales used this as an oppurtunity to push their message across, they wanted people to know that recycling food waste that is not edible such as tea bags and banana skins can help power your tv and power your lights.

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