Waste in Alresford
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Waste
Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! You may forget about your rubbish the minute it is thrown in the bin, but it doesn’t just go away. Everything we discard, including items for recycling, have to be transported and processed. Non-recyclable rubbish will be burnt or sent to landfill. Reducing your household waste is an effective way in to reduce your carbon emissions.
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Recycling
Recycling is good, but pre-cycling is even better! Take packaging and containers into account when you are shopping for food.
Food waste
About a quarter of all food purchased in the UK is thrown in the bin. Add to that the amount of organic waste – vegetable peelings, tea bags, coffee grounds, egg shells – that are produced by every household each week. If it ends up in landfill, organic waste produces methane, a greenhouse gas up to 300 times more damaging than carbon dioxide. It is possible to remove most, if not all organic matter from your household waste.
Reusing
Buying new is not always necessary. Think about sharing schemes for heavy DIY and gardening items as well as local and national recycling schemes.
Useful Websites
about Waste
Cheeks & Cherries
Really simple, really stylish real nappies for real parents
Community Composting NetworkThe Community Composting Network supports and promotes the community management and use of waste bio-degradable resources . It is a member's organisation, self-managed by an elected committee of members.
Freecycle UKThe worldwide Freecycle Network is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It's a grassroots movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns.
Golden FuelsGoldenfuels is a workers co-op which has been making and distributing biodiesel in the Oxford UK area since 2003. Our biodiesel is a green alternative to conventional diesel which will run in almost any Diesel vehicle without conversion or even needing to drain your tank. Just fill up with biodiesel and massively improve the environmental and ethical impacts of your vehicle use.
My recycled bagsThis is a green, eco-friendly website that is dedicated to recycling and crafting.
Nature BabycareHere at Naty, our vision is a simple one. We want to be the leader in providing environmentally friendly hygiene products to babies and mothers throughout the world.
Recycling GuideUK households produced 30.5 million tonnes of waste in 2003/04, of which 17% was collected for recycling. (source: defra.gov.uk) This figure is still quite low compared to some of our neighbouring EU countries, some recycling over 50% fo their waste.
Waste and Recycling in HampshireHampshire County Council is the Waste Disposal Authority for Hampshire. Find out where to take your household waste and where to recycle everything from cardboard to car batteries.
Waste OnlineRubbish, waste, garbage...Whatever you want to call it, most people don't think about the rubbish they produce. Or how much of it. This site gives you the information!
WRAPWe work with businesses and individuals to help them reap the benefits of reducing waste, develop sustainable products and use resources in an efficient way. It is our aim to create the case for change, support change and deliver change
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