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Recycling can be so confusing, can’t it? If you struggle to remember the rules of recycling and find keeping up with the various do’s and don’ts daunting, you’re not alone! Recycle Week has arrived and this year the theme focuses on how we can improve our recycling habits. Putting the right things in your recycling bin is important - incorrect… Continue Reading Recycling made simple

Latest research from WRAP shows that Surrey families could save as much as £700 a year just by cutting down on the amount of food they waste. Britain throws away 4.5 million tonnes of food that could be eaten each year. The total worth of that food is around £14 billion which works out as £60 a month for the… Continue Reading Surrey residents could save £700 a year by reducing their food waste

Green-fingers understand that the key to a garden full of life is nutrient-rich soil. We know that it’s a joy to spend a warm summer evening in the garden surrounded by beautiful flowers and wildlife. You can give your garden the love (and the soil!) it needs by grabbing a compost bin in our ‘double the discount’ summer sale. You… Continue Reading Snap up a saving in our ‘double the discount’ summer compost bin sale!

Street parties can be great fun and a lovely way for the community to get together and celebrate. But they can also be very wasteful events. To minimise waste as much as possible, we have put together a few tips for Surrey residents to plan eco-friendly parties. Preparing for your party: • Ask guests to contribute their own items to… Continue Reading Top tips for throwing an eco-friendly coronation street party

Springtime brings sun, rain and warmth – everything you need for a beautiful garden except for one key ingredient: nutrient-rich soil. If you want to give some to your garden and help it come to life, grab a discounted compost bin, only available to Surrey residents, in our spring sale! You can buy a black, 220 litre compost bin for… Continue Reading Our May / June compost bin sale has arrived!

If you’ve ever wondered what happens to your recycling and rubbish once it’s collected, now you can find out. Our new report reveals what happened to Surrey’s waste in 2020-21 and contains detailed information on the waste that was collected, what happened to it and where it went to be treated or recycled. In 2020-21, Surrey had the 3rd best… Continue Reading New report reveals what happened to Surrey’s waste

Spring is fast approaching and there is no better time to start composting than right now! Which is why the Surrey Environment Partnership (SEP) is holding a ‘double the discount’ sale on compost bins and hot composters this March. You can get £8 off a black, 220-litre compost bin that can compost all garden waste, and even some food waste… Continue Reading Grab a reduced-price compost bin in SEP’s spring sale!

Lots of ingredients and not enough inspiration? You’re not alone. It’s estimated that a whopping one in five bags of food shopping goes to waste each week. In Surrey alone, over 50,000 tonnes of food waste ended up in rubbish bin last year. The good news is that it’s easier than you think to reduce your food waste. In honour… Continue Reading Top tips for Food Waste Action Week

A new trial scheme, Rethink Waste, is currently urging Elmbridge residents to reduce the amount of waste they produce by offering them incentives, such as charity donations and prizes, to do so. Results of the trial will be used as evidence to inform future work on waste reduction. When residents sign up to the scheme they access fun weekly activities… Continue Reading Trial urges Elmbridge residents to Rethink Waste

More than 50,000 tonnes of food waste are not being recycled – equal to three and a half Big Bens! New data has shown that more than half of all food waste that could be recycled in Surrey is ending up in rubbish bins every year. If that 50,594 tonnes were recycled instead, it would save Surrey councils a whopping… Continue Reading Food waste in Surrey’s rubbish bins is costing councils £4 million