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Take Charge of ‘Zombie batteries’ January 6, 2022 We have more batteries in our homes than ever before. They power everything from laptops and mobile phones to toothbrushes…
Christmas tree Recycling December 27, 2021 Please dispose of your real / cut Christmas tree responsibly after Christmas. Fly-tipping Christmas trees is an offence and you could…
A quick guide to recycling at Christmas December 13, 2021 This quick guide provides advice on how to recycle or dispose of some waste items that commonly cause confusion around…
Composting at Christmas December 6, 2021 Composting at Christmas A surprising amount of Christmas waste can be composted, which has many benefits; It frees up space…
Christmas waste November 26, 2021 The amount of waste produced in our homes usually increases by around a third over the Christmas period, making it…
Celebrating Diwali sustainably November 4, 2021 Diwali is the festival of lights, it celebrates and symbolises the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, freedom,…
Halloween waste October 14, 2021 Halloween 2021 coincides with the start of COP26, the UN climate change conference taking place in Glasgow this year. There…
Courtauld 2030 – What are supermarkets, food manufacturers and others in the food industry doing to prevent food waste and reduce the environmental impact of the food we consume? August 11, 2021 You may have seen, and hopefully participated in, the first national Food Waste Action week earlier this year. The campaign highlighted the…
Coronavirus – waste and recycling information for residents July 20, 2021 Although lockdown restrictions were eased on 19th June 2021, the guidance around the disposal of pandemic related waste has not…

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