Recycling Top Tips
Keep your recycling bin next to the main bin so you can take out the rubbish and recycle at the same time
Get your kids involved in the household recycling routine. It’s a great educational activity
When you go to do your big Christmas shop at the supermarket, make sure you remember to take all of your recycling with you. If you have recycling boxes at home, this will make it even easier to transport to the supermarket
Christmas may affect you local councils kerbside recycling scheme. To find your nearest recycling centre or learn more information about your kerbside collection scheme over Christmas and New Year see your recycling calendar.
A whole range of jars - from cranberry sauce to mincemeat and baby food - can all be recycled: just give them a rinse in your leftover dish washing water and recycle them with your other glass. Don't worry about removing labels; they will come off in the recycling process
Remember to tell guests where your recycling bins are and what goes in them when they stay over Christmas
Remember there are lots of unexpected Christmas items you can recycle like chocolate tins and mince meat jars. Go to www.recyclenow.com to find out more
Why not look out for items containing recycled material as gifts this Christmas? A growing range of clothes, furniture and even electronic goods containing some recycled material will make perfect ‘green’ gifts this Christmas
A good way to reduce wrapping waste is to use ‘furoshiki’ a Japanese-style of wrapping presents with material which can then be reused. Watch the video on www.recyclenow.com
Note: The video has been posted on Vimeo, so if you would like to embed the video on your website, visit: http://www.vimeo.com/2321507 and follow the instructions.
Look out for gifts with packaging that can be reused or recycled easily. Gift bags can be reused again and again. Some retailers are packaging goods in tins that can be easily recycled or plastics containers that can be used for food storage at home
The wire ties that often accompany gift packaging can be kept aside and reused as garden ties as they are not generally recyclable
With a mass of new gifts being given and received this Christmas, there are bound to be clear outs of old furniture or tired models of equipment. Why not contact the Community Recycling Network (www.crn.org.uk) as they distribute unwanted furniture and household goods to those in need
Find out more
Visit the Love Food Hate Waste website for lots more information and tips