Domestic waste is any waste that is produced in the home environment.
Local authorities’ waste teams regularly collect the bulk of this, and additional household waste can be collected via one-off waste collections or skip hire.
Larger or extra domestic waste can also be taken to a local recycling centre for disposal.
This blog post will explore what domestic waste consists of and what happens to it after being collected from the nation’s homes.
Whether you have a contract where the cost of your phone is included, or you buy a new phone when you need one, most of us end up in possession of mobile phones we don’t need anymore somewhere along the line.
Many handsets end up lurking in the back of kitchen drawers, where they get forgotten about until they are eventually chucked in the bin.
No mobile phone needs to end up in the bin though — most are 80 per cent recyclable.
In this article, we’ll outline all of the options available for mobile phone recycling.
Continue reading Five ridiculously easy ways to recycle your mobile phone
Fly-tipping is more than just a nuisance. For businesses, disposing of other people’s fly-tipped waste can be costly and inconvenient.
Illegally dumped waste dodges eco-friendly waste disposal rules such as recycling as much as possible, too, which is bad news for the environment — especially when the waste includes hazardous materials like hydraulic fluids and paint.
In this article, we’ll look in detail at the origins of this unwelcome practice, the impact on victims and the environment, and some of the solutions to reduce fly-tipping in the future.
Continue reading Everything you need to know about fly-tipping
Eco-friendly gifts are not just for Christmas. We give each other presents all year round for birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, Easter, and many more celebrations.
By choosing sustainable gifts and eco-friendly wrapping paper, you can make sure the presents you give your friends and family don’t have an adverse impact on the environment.
Here’s our ultimate guide to the best eco-friendly gifts for different occasions throughout the year and how you can give them in a more environmentally friendly way.
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As the UK continues to emerge from the most severe phase of COVID-19 restrictions cautiously, it looks like festivals are back on the menu, along with other crowded events like full-capacity sporting fixtures, cinema and theatre.
But with large crowds comes lots of litter. Waste is an unfortunate inevitability of all major events.
Festival waste management is a particular challenge as there are often relatively few places to dispose of litter while the event is going on.
For a truly sustainable festival, you want to leave no waste behind.
This article will look at ways to host and attend a zero-waste festival, including how organisers can cope with waste clearance and how individuals can reduce the amount of rubbish they generate.
Helium balloons are a lot of fun, whether they’re bobbing on the end of a piece of string tied to a child’s wrist, or turning people’s voices squeaky at a grown-up party.
But balloons can be harmful to the environment and helium is a very, very limited resource – and we can’t make more of it.
If you’re concerned about protecting the environment, helium balloons are a definite no-no. In this article we’ll take a look at why, and list some of the environmentally friendly alternatives to balloon release and helium balloon decorations for your next party.
A hotel typically uses a lot of energy and produces a lot of waste. At maximum occupancy, every room contains at least 1-2 people using electrical appliances, consuming toiletries and throwing their rubbish in the bin.
This all adds up to big footprints on issues including carbon emissions, water consumption, electricity use and harmful chemicals used to clean guests’ rooms and launder the linen.
In this article we’ll look at this in more detail and consider some of the ways how hotels can be more environmentally friendly now and in the future.
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Waste is an issue that we have to deal with. Humans will never stop producing waste, so having methods to effectively manage this is critical to society.
Waste management, both at home and at work, is crucial to protecting the environment. Not disposing of your waste properly can result in damaging nature.
Keep reading to discover what landfills are, how they work, and the problems associated with them.
Makeup is something that many of us use, often on a daily basis. Although sometimes we weigh up whether the cost is too expensive for certain products, we need to start understanding the environmental cost that makeup is having on the world.
Cosmetic packaging can take hundreds of years to break down in landfill, which puts many aspects of nature at risk.
This article will delve into the impact cosmetic products have on the environment and how to switch to zero waste makeup.
If you’ve recently been considering upcycling a piece of furniture, then this blog post will outline the reasons why you might want to, alongside four things you need to know before you get started.
Popular furniture pieces to upcycle are dining tables, chairs, cabinets, dressing tables, and footstools.
Upcycling furniture projects are a great idea for many reasons:
Continue reading 4 things you need to know about upcycling furniture
