Archive for September, 2009

Scrap metal recycling has become one of the more lucrative areas of the recycling industry over the last few years with a number of new companies appearing on a regular basis. As they say, one person’s waste is another person’s gold, and this has never been more apt than in the recycling market.
While the value… »

As more and more people in the UK become more aware of their social responsibilities and their responsibilities to the environment, recycling bins are commonplace across the UK. However, many people may be unaware that if you require further recycling bins for your home, each and every council in the UK will be able to… »

It seems as though UK government is looking to force every home in the UK to have at least one kitchen recycling bin which can be used to store organic waste, food waste and other general waste which can then be recycled and reused as compost and fertilisers. While many people are concerned about hygiene… »

Clutterbugs has become one of the more popular recycling e-books available on the Internet due to the fact it is a very down-to-earth and very easy to follow guide to recycling and reusing everyday goods in many different ways. While many recycling e-book’s and green e-book’s will try to blind you with science, figures and… »

The “Going Green In Your Home” e-book is a guide about going green, organic products, solar power, recycling and saving on your energy bills. It covers an array of different areas which include products to acquire for maximum efficiency, disposing of your waste in an effective manner, what you can do to help the environment,… »

While it may seem like one of the strangest ideas you have ever heard of, many people are now using Worm Farms to recycle their organic waste, using the waste from the worms to then fertilise their own gardens. When you consider how much waste you throw away each and every day and how much… »

Recent evidence shows that a larger amount of electronic wastes also known as e-waste or unusable electronic equipments are being transported from the United Kingdom and dumped across various countries in Africa. Evidence also shows a large quantity of e-waste gets shipped illegally from the United Kingdom to Nigeria and Ghana.
Reports prove without doubt… »

The European Union has made some new directives that forces the battery producers of the world to get involved in the recycling of their products. Duracell, one of the largest battery producers of the world has signed an agreement with the European Union to help funding and recycling of batteries, and is waiting for the… »

The South Bucks District Council has recently issued 13 special recycling bins which are modelled on the more traditional street bins but have separate sections for paper and card, drink cans, food tins and plastic bottles as well as traditional litter. While they are slightly bigger than your traditional street bin they in no way… »

Bracknell Forest Council has revealed that Stephen Green, from Bracknell, has been fined £400 after workmen at one of the councils recycling centres spotted him leaving two black bin bags which contained garden waste. Apparently the recycling site at Lark Hill does not have facilities for garden recycling and while the gentleman in question was… »