The answer is a
'no-brainer': all household batteries should
be put out for recycling. The alternative is not appealing,
because when a battery is buried with general household
rubbish the outer casing will eventually fail. The contents leak out into the
surrounding soil and water to cont ...
Have you ever worked out how
much of the rubbish you produce each week is plastic of one sort or
another? An empty shampoo or washing up liquid
bottle, yoghurt pots, perhaps trays for the meat and fruit you buy
at the supermarket, soft drink bottles, cling film, plastic bags,
the list, unfor ...
What is your first recycling memory? For many people it is
the experience of taking empty bottles and jars down to the
supermarket car park, approaching the 'bottle bank' and hoping that
it will be fairly empty. The aim is to experience that
satisfying sound of glass safely smashing to splin ...
We are fortunate to have a doorstep black box recycling scheme
in the Crediton area.
One of the most popular things that we put in our black
boxes is plastic milk bottles. Perhaps I am stating the
obvious here, but the recycling lorries that empty those black
boxes must return to their ...
Cartons have been with us since the 1950s when the Swedish
company, Tetra Pak developed packaging which was economical to
produce and could hold liquids. Although cartons are coated
with plastic or, for longer life products, aluminium, they are
mainly made from paper (minimum 70%) - so they a ...
Have you ever wondered why there is a completely different
recycling system in North Tawton and Crediton or for that matter in
Exeter and Newton St Cyres? It's confusing isn't it? Indeed one of
the commonest questions we as Sustainable Crediton's Waste Action
Group get asked is 'Why can they r ...
Come on Down!
Yes - we would love to see you
in Peck & Strong's car park at one of our bi-monthly collection
days. We, Sustainable Crediton's Waste Action Group (aka the Crediton WAGs!) will be there,
collecting your household plastic waste.
Those of you who have seen us
there, ...
Did you know that you can put all your stretchy plastic bags in
your recycling bin?
Take a look above at what I've collected recently at home.
As long as the plastic bag is stretchy it can be recycled. That
means sandwich bags, toilet paper wrap, bake beans wrap, frozen veg
bags, most bre ...
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