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Remember
the 4 R's:
Reduce - Reuse - Recycle - Re-think
Recycling:
the facts
Every year we use enough paper to cut down a forest the size of Wales.
The current UK recycling rate is 7.8%.
In Scandanivia the rate is closer to 60%, and in some British towns it has passed 40%
What can I do?
Recycle
your rubbish
The following items can be easily recycled in most places:
Glass,
Metal Cans (Aluminium and steel), Plastic Bags, Plastic Containers,
Textiles and Fabrics, Domestic White Goods (eg Fridges), Envelopes,
Clothes and Batteries.
Where
is my nearest recycling center?
Ring your local council to see if there are local recycling facilities.
Buy
recycled products
see the yellow box below.
How
can I do it?
Buy recycled if possible. Recycled Items available in a supermarket include:
Toilet Rolls, rubbish sacks, recycled plastic buckets, etc.
Refill schemes
Ask about refill schemes to use refillable bottles for body lotions and shampoos. The Body Shop provide a refill service on many products.
Visit the recycle works
Smart thinking
Can your council ( go to the list of councils on our site) help you recycle? Find out whether your council runs a door to door collection scheme. If they don't, ask them why not.
The Directory Recycling Project
The Directory Recycling Project aims to increase the numbers of Phone
Books and Yellow Pages recycled throughout the UK. The Project works
in partnership with local authorities, recyclers, community networks
and other interested parties to improve and promote opportunities for
directory recycling. If you have a query about directory recycling please
ring 0800 783 1592 between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.
When shopping, think: do I really need that?
Further information
The Buy Recycled
website is mainly targeted at business but has some products available
for domestic customers.
Aluminium recycling
website
Wastewatch
Waste Watch is a charity whose inspiration and values derive from
a desire to protect the environment by ensuring the sustainable
use and disposal of scarce resources, primarily by advocating waste
reduction, re-use and recycling of materials. These values provide
the basis of our work with community and voluntary organisations,
local authorities, educational institutions, businesses and individual
members of the public, all of whom share our desire for an improved
environment and the reduction of waste.
Wastewatch
Europa House
Ground Floor
13-17
Ironmonger Row
London
EC1V 3QG
Tel: 0171 253 6266
Fax: 0171 253 5962
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