Recycling Top Tips

Moving home or in need of a clear out? Check out the following Better Tomorrows top tips!

1. 'Freecycle' it!

A website where you can find a home for unwanted household items. You may find something you want at this site rather than buying new. Look for your local freecycle club at www.freecycle.org.uk

2. Efreeko it!

This is a similar concept to 'Freecycle' but designed by students from Chichester University to incorporate sending unwanted items by post. See  www.efreeko.co.ukfor more information.

3. Check out 'The Greenhouse'

This is a Furniture Recycling Project whereby donated furniture is restored by trained volunteers and passed on to local people in need, or sold to raise funds for Guild Care's charitable services. See www.green-house.org.uk for more information.

4. Sell at Carboot Sales

This is a way to make money and find new homes for unwanted items! There are many weekend carboot sales around the County.

5. Shop Smarter

For some useful hints see the good shopping guide at www.ethical-company-organisation.org/the-good-shopping-guide.htm

6. Reduce Carrier Bag usage

There are many options to reduce the number of carrier bags used.

Reuse the supermarket carrier bags. You can get points or pennies off for your efforts!
Use a 'Bag for Life' - available at most supermarkets. 
Carry a fold-up reusable bag in your car or handbag for spur of the moment purchases. 

7. Use Rechargeable Batteries

Buy a battery charger and use re-chargeable batteries.

8. Repair your Electronics

Have goods repaired or serviced when it is economical and safe to do so rather than replaced.

9. Recycle your Old Computers

Donate computers to charities. Their aim is to distribute them for reuse.

10. Donate Clothing and Household Items

Donate items to local charity shops or community group jumble sales. While you're there, you might find a bargain!

11. Donate Mobile Phones

These can be donated to charities or schools for fund-raising or can be recycled atwww.envirofone.com

12. Avoid 'One-use Disposable Products

Try to buy products that can be used over and over instead of single use items (ie. cameras, razors, dusters etc). At parties avoid plastic cutlery, cups and paper plates.

13. Be Creative!

Find another use - Papermaking, quilting, glass fusing and machine embroidery are only some of the processes used in creative reuse and recycling. Think of what you can transform things into: An old pan lid can make a perfect bird bath! Old CDs can be strung up above growing vegetables to deter birds eating your home grown food, plastic bottles make great mini cloches to protect tender plants from slugs.