Archive for June, 2009

As we have mentioned in some of our earlier posts, there are many ways to recycle and reuse electronic equipment around the home. Recycle washing machine queries and are becoming more common with many people unsure as to what they can do and how they can make best use of the equipment contained within the… »

The UK government is set to introduce new regulations to local councils which will see plastic items such as yoghurt pots and food trays collected separately in the future. While many local councils currently collect and recycle various plastic containers and bottles it is estimated that over 1,000,000 tonnes of plastic materials such as yoghurt… »

Nokia have managed to develop a new technology which effectively allows your mobile phone to recharge itself with no power connection. While the technology is at a very early stage it has been able to create enough energy to slowly recharge a mobile phone which should ensure that in emergencies there will at least be… »

The new Toyota Prius is one of the new environmentally friendly cars to hit the market, offering a cooling system which is powered solely by solar energy and effectively harnesses the power of the sun to cool down your car. Recycled heat energy is one of the more productive and lucrative areas of the recycling… »

Supermarket giant Sainsbury has introduced a new energy recycling system at a store in Gloucester which uses kinetic energy from the car park to create enough power to run the checkout tills. Using kinetic energy, each time a car runs over the kinetic plates in the car park these power generators underground which then produce… »

Recycling facts and figures are hitting the UK market at a regular rate and surprising many people along the way. Some of the more interesting facts which have caught the attention include:-
One recycled glass bottle can save sufficient energy to run a computer for 25 minutes.
More than 60% of the rubbish in your bin can… »

The question of what can be recycled is being asked more and more up and down the UK and around the world. If there’s one thing which the recycling trend has brought to the UK it is the curiosity from both consumers and business people as to what can be recycled in the UK, what… »

Recycling in the UK has taken some time to catch on but there have been significant advances over the last couple of years. A mixture of consumer and business markets wanting to do more to protect the environment, save money and “do their bit” together with the introduction of various penalties has certainly focused the… »

Printer cartridge recycling is something which has taken off in both the business arena and the consumer arena over the last couple of years. It not only offers the opportunity to do your bit for the environment, by reusing your old printer cartridges, but there are significant cost savings to be had each time you… »

One area which has caught the eye of the UK authorities is the recycling of old fridges and freezers and the potential impact on the environment. It may surprise many people to learn that the gases used in fridges and freezers, predominantly to keep the contents cold, have a significant impact upon the environment if… »