Recycling Ideas

Proteam Recycling Bags

Recycle Man — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:51:32 +0000

Check out these Proteam Recycling Bags which are perfect for recycling in and around your home, in the garden and even for business. The Proteam Recycling Bags are colour co-ordinated so you can differentiate between plastic recycling, paper recycling and glass recycling. With more pressure on consumers and businesses to recycle more and more of their waste this is an easy way to do your bit for the environment.

Each of the Proteam Recycling Bags holds around 40 L and is made of a strong material which you can wipe clean in a second. Available for under £10 this set of 3 recycling banks offers excellent value for money and are easy to store away when not in use. Weatherproof, durable and very easy to empty they are proving more and more popular.

Hooded bin recycling station

Recycle Man — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:43:37 +0000

The Hooded bin recycling station is becoming very popular not only amongst small, medium and large sized businesses but also consumers looking to recycle as much or their waste as they can. These weather resistant UV stabilised polyethylene Hooded bin recycling stations have a capacity of around 90 L, are colour coded to correspond with the latest European legislation and available for delivery direct to your business or your doorstep.

Each Hooded bin recycling station has a width of 430 mm and a height of 1000 m, has a hooded top to protect your recycled waste from the elements and is very easy to empty. So whether you’re looking at something for your home or your business then look no further and strive to improve your recycling rates in the future.

Eko-Mania Dry Paper Log Maker

Recycle Man — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:58:06 +0000

Check out the latest dry paper log maker with this Eko-Mania Dry Paper Log Maker available for under £20. Not only is it advisable to recycle as much waste as possible but the Eko-Mania Dry Paper Log Maker gives you the perfect way to recycle waste paper and use it to create your own eco-friendly logs for house fires or garden fires.

If you imagine how much money you spend on coal and logs for your fire you may begin to imagine just how much money you can save with the Eko-Mania Dry Paper Log Maker. The device is very simple to use, works with dry or wet paper and will instantly give you a ready-made eco-friendly log.

Recycle your waste paper and save yourself money in the process!

Heavy duty lever arm can crusher

Recycle Man — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:31:12 +0000

Check out the latest Heavy duty lever arm can crusher which will allow you to crush your aluminium cans as flat as possible before storage. This particular Heavy duty lever arm can crusher is wall mounted, easy-to-use and will prove very beneficial as we are forced to recycle more and more aluminium and other metals.

While some lever arm can crushers can be difficult to operate this one is very simple with a leveraged system ensuring your can is crushed with the minimum of effort. If you have children or perhaps go through more than the average number of cans per week this Heavy duty lever arm can crusher could be the answer to all of your problems!

Can crushers are becoming more commonplace across the UK as consumers and businesses alike become more aware of their environmental obligations.

3 in 1 stainless steel recycling recycle pedal bin

Recycle Man — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:21:35 +0000

Check out the latest 3 in 1 stainless steel recycling recycle pedal bin which is not only well constructed and easy to clean and offers three separate compartments with a capacity of 8 litres each. The 3 in 1 stainless steel recycling recycle pedal bin can easily be placed anywhere around the home and each compartment can be emptied individually and very easily.

This particular model has dimensions of height 40 cm x width 46 cm x depth 27 cm offering a very compact and very useful method of storing recyclable waste before it can be disposed of. More and more homes around the UK have various stainless steel recycling bins as the need to recycle more and more waste becomes more and more apparent.

Stacking recycle bin

Recycle Man — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:13:14 +0000

Check out the latest in stacking recycle bins which are easy to store around the home and allow you to recycle the vast majority of your waste products. The stack recycle bin has been around for some time that this particular model will only take up a very small part of your kitchen floor space, or other room in the house, is easily accessible and very easy to clean.

As you would expect from any stacking recycle bin, 90% of the material used to produce the stacking recycle bins is recycled. So if you are looking to do your bit for the environment, recycle as much waste as possible and also keep your house clean and tidy then look no further. The beauty of these particular recycle bins is the fact that you can stack as many as you like on top of one another and the fit perfectly.

Recycling wooden furniture

Recycle Man — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:51:19 +0000

While there are many different ways in which you can recycle wood and reuse wood, one of the more ingenious is recycled wooden furniture. This can take in anything from reel chairs to small rocking chairs, from garden benches to garden tables, conservatory tables to children’s play houses as well as door wedges and toys for children.

This is just a small selection of recycled wooden furniture which is readily available across the UK and across the world. Again, as with so many other recycled materials, it is literally down to your imagination as to what you can use recycled wood for and how much money you can save yourself. When you consider the ability to save money for yourself, save forestry around the world and also reduce emissions from wood stored at landfill sites, it really is a win-win situation for all involved.

While initially many people may have been a little reluctant to consider recycled furniture and recycled wooden furniture in particular, there have been great improvements in these products and they are now starting to attract more and more attention. In general the UK consumer is now more environmentally friendly than ever before and with the UK authorities set to impose significant fines on landfill sites and consumers who do not recycle enough, there is every chance we could see further interest in this particular area.

Written in association with Firesgalore, wood stoves

Recycling wood for your garden

Recycle Man — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:49:10 +0000

The need to recycle more and more everyday products has moved into areas such as wood where it is actually very easy to recycle but few people seem to take the time to consider and think things through. Recycling wood for use in your garden comes in many shapes and forms with the most prominent probably being the mulch which is produced using very small elements of shredded wood which can be added to various surfaces to protect plants from the elements or improve and change the look of your garden features.

There are many different types of garden mulch which include grass clippings, leaves, hay, straw, sawdust, shells, newspaper, rubber, plastics and everything else you can think of in the recycling sector!

To those who have not yet used mulch, it can offer a very interesting and very effective cover for plants which will in due course push through this light covering and bloom at various times of the year. It is also interesting to see that many gardeners have taken on different colours and different textures of mulch to not only protect various surfaces could also add to the colour and overall look of their garden. As with any recycling product, the more imaginative you are the more uses you will find!

Written in association with Firesgalore, wood burning stoves

Why we need to recycle wood

Recycle Man — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:47:16 +0000

Many of us will never have sat back and wondered exactly how much wood we use in a year, how much we recycle and how much is wasted. The sad truth is that in the UK alone over 10 million tonnes of wood is disposed of each and every year and only 1.5 million tonnes of this is recycled. This is actually a scandal which has been recognised by many governments around the world and while progress is being made in the wood recycling industry, there is still much work to do to educate the public and increase recycling rates.

Did you know that wood which is disposed of at a landfill site will emit methane gas into the atmosphere which is over 20 times more damaging than carbon dioxide?

When you also consider landfill charges, landfill taxes and various penalties which have been introduced by the EU and governments around the world, the true cost of not recycling wood is growing each and every year.

Over the last decade we have seen a number of wood recycling companies emerge in the UK, offering services which are thankfully increasing in popularity and seeing more and more wood recycled and reused. We need to appreciate that the UK government and local authorities will at some stage penalise UK consumers who do not recycle elements such as wood, with many expecting significant fines in due course.

Written in association with Firesgalore, wood stoves

Recycling wood for equestrian products

Recycle Man — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:45:16 +0000

While we have covered the use of recycled wood and woodchip in one of our earlier post, one of the more common uses is often associated with equestrian products. How many times have you been to an equestrian event, outdoor training area, indoor training area, paddocks and gallops and seen significant amounts of woodchip?

Again, not only is this a very useful way to use recycled wood but it also offers a long-lasting and all weather surface which is very easy to maintain and very cheap. It is vital that a horse has the ability to grip onto the surface, without sliding, and the ability to push off the surface when galloping at high speeds. The fact it is also very easy to maintain and “top up” with further woodchip is also a plus point for those in the equestrian industry.

This is just one area heavily associated with recycled wood but one which we often overlook without considering the significant forestry savings it can bring as well as cost savings for those involved in the industry. As more and more forests around the world are being cut down to supply timber around the globe there is a need to recycle as much of this is possible because ultimately at the pace we are cutting down forests we are impacting upon the environment and also the rate at which new forestry is able to grow.

Written in association with Firesgalore, woodburning stoves