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Recycling

Buy recycled products

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Save natural resources by buying recycled goods.

From stationary to cat litter, you’ll be amazed at just how many recycled items are available to buy.

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Recycle your metal cans and tins

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Wash, squash and recycle your cans and tins instead of throwing them out with the rubbish. Recycling your cans and tins reduces both production...

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Recycle your glass bottles and jars

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Recycle all your glass bottles and jars instead of throwing them out with your main rubbish. Reusing and recycling bottles and jars reduces both...

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Make the most of your council's household recycling scheme

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Local authorities are increasingly providing recycling collections from your door. Your recyclable materials are collected directly from your...

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Recycle your waste paper

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Collect newspapers, magazines, junk mail and other waste paper for recycling. 36% of the waste currently sat in landfill sites is paper that...

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Reuse and recycle your plastic bottles

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Recycle your plastic bottles instead of throwing them away – or, better still, keep reusing them. Reusing and recycling bottles reduces...

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