Archive for May, 2009

Games console recycling is something which many homes across the UK could easily consider as children and adults upgrade their games consoles on a regular basis. What do you do with your old games console? What could you do with your old games console?
At some stage it is highly likely that your games console will… »

Battery recycling is something which many people have never even considered before although it is something which is growing in popularity as the options increase. Whether you are looking at a battery for your mobile phone, your camera, your laptop, a child’s toy or any other battery-operated device, the fact is that each and every… »

Recycling in schools has never been more popular as teachers and local authorities look to educate children as young as possible about the environment and the potential to recycle a significant amount of our waste. Recycling program such as the eco-schools programme, which we covered in one of the earlier post, have been highly successful… »

The last decade has seen a substantial increase in the number of recycling companies up and down the UK, able to assist if you are looking to recycle anything from clothing to computers to metal. Many of these companies will retrieve the items to be recycled from your doorstep and in some cases they will… »

While the UK government’s recycling program is often criticised in the media and on television, there is no doubt that recycling in UK is proving to be very lucrative for businesses, consumers and the environment. The UK is way ahead of a number of major governments around the world and while the recycling fines from… »

Over the last few years we have seen a significant increase in the number of materials which can be readily recycled and reused across the UK. Recycling metal such as steel and aluminium is an area which is attracting the attention of many businesses across the UK as it saves significant money for both consumers… »

As local authorities around the UK continue to increase their recycling targets more and more people are using recycling containers and recycling bins to separate their waste. This is proving to be one of the more useful ideas for many years as it allows substantial amounts of plastic, cardboard, glass and other materials to be… »

There are many ways to use recycled paper and you will literally come across dozens of these each and every day of your life. Next time you are in a supermarket and buy a box of cereal, check out how the cardboard is produced as more and more companies in the UK are now using… »

The eco-schools programme has been running since 2006 and is primarily aimed at the worldwide education system with over 40,000 schools from 46 different countries now enrolled on the program. The aim of the programme is to educate children at a very early age about the benefits of recycling and reusing materials and goods and… »

How many times do you change the filter on your vacuum cleaner each year? How much does it cost you over the life of your vacuum cleaner?
Did you know it is possible to reuse and recycle your old vacuum cleaner filter simply by taking out the filter itself and cleaning this by either blasting air… »