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Recycling rubbish in the UK
Recycling has become something of a hot subject across the UK with governments pushing consumers to recycle more and more of their waste while many local authorities continue to cut back on waste collections. Many local authorities around the UK are only collecting rubbish once every two weeks even though they are trying to encourage… »
Games console recycling
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… »
Using recycled paper in your home
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… »
Recycling and reusing your vacuum cleaner filter
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… »
Recycle your old football tops
As children grow older they very often discard their old football tops whether these be Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle or any of the other well-known football clubs in the UK. Unfortunately, literally hundreds of thousands of these tops are disposed of each and every year with the vast majority ending up in landfill sites… »
Recycling wool clothing
While woollen garments may not be as popular as they once were there are still literally hundreds of thousands of woollen jumpers, cardigans and other clothing thrown out each and every year. The vast majority of these are not recycled therefore the never-ending need for yet more wool can and does have a significant impact… »
Recycling your waste glass
Glass bottles, glass window panes and glass drinking implements are thrown away each and every year in their millions. However, the last few years has seen the introduction of literally thousands of glass bottle banks around the UK with companies such as Tesco very keen to do their bit for the environment.
As the local authorities… »
Eco-friendly newspaper fire brick maker
While there have been many new and exciting products introduced into the eco-friendly market over the last few years, few can be as eco-friendly as the newspaper fire brick maker which allows you to recycle newspaper and waste paper into a brick which you can use to fuel your fire. In effect you are producing… »
Recycling old magazines and comics
There are literally millions of old magazines and comics lying around the UK gathering dust and using up valuable space. However, there are many ways in which they can be recycled, a number of which will actually raise money for you!
Old comics
If you have any very old comics there could be a number of potential… »
Recycle glass, Don’t throw away your glass containers
Recycling glass in the UK has increased dramatically over the last few years with around 50% of all glass now recycled and used to create new glass bottles and glass containers. However, when you consider the UK still throws away around 600,000 tonnes of glass each and every year there is still much work to… »