Upcycling

Upcycling Upcycling is the perfect way to refashion or repurpose items you might have otherwise thrown out. Before splashing out on a new piece of furniture, why not try to upcycle your current piece? The easiest way to makeover any furniture is with a new coat of paint, you will be able to cover any wear and tear while adding… Continue Reading Upcycling

Electricals

Electricals Once your electricals have been recycled they could be used for things like shipbuilding, galvanising railings and lampposts, in jewellery or musical instruments. How are electricals recycled? After being collected, electricals are taken to a reprocessing plant where they are shredded into small pieces. Using various processes, different types of metal and plastic are separated. Each individual type of… Continue Reading Electricals

Food

Food Once recycled food waste creates bio-fertiliser and biogas, used to  generate electricity, heat and transport fuel. How is food waste recycled? After it is collected food waste is taken to an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility. Here the liners are removed and sent to an energy from waste plant and turned into electricity. Through AD, micro-organisms break down the food… Continue Reading Food

Garden waste

Garden waste Once your garden waste has been recycled, it is turned into compost or soil conditioner. How is garden waste recycled? After being collected, anything that can't be composted is removed from your garden waste, which is then shredded and laid out in a long line. It decomposes and, once it has broken down, is used as compost, which… Continue Reading Garden waste

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Share your food hints and tips Please share your food tips with us and they might appear on the website, Facebook and Twitter. You can share recipes online too. All submissions are checked by a member of our team before being published and we reserve the right not to publish each hint or tip that is submitted. Thanks for helping others to… Continue Reading Share your food hints and tips

Tins and cans

Tins and cans Food tins and drinks cans are made from steel or aluminium. Both of these items can be turned into new tins and cans again and again without any loss of quality. How are tins and cans recycled? After being collected from your recycling bin, your tins and cans are transported to a sorting facility, where they are… Continue Reading Tins and cans

Plastics

Plastics Once your plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays have been recycled they could become a picnic bench, football shirt or children's toy. How are plastics recycled? After being collected from your recycling bin, your plastics are transported to a sorting facility, where they are separated from other recyclable materials like paper, cardboard, tins, cans and glass. The plastics are… Continue Reading Plastics