If you have an old TV that you would like to get rid of, you shouldn’t just put it in out with the rubbish. Putting televisions in the rubbish bin is illegal in many areas of the U.K. TVs, computer monitors and other electrical appliances fall under waste electrical and electronic equipment regulations. Old TVs …
As a society, we’re more dependent on batteries than ever. Our watches, cameras, alarm clocks, remote controls, hearing aids, toothbrushes, toys and torches are battery-operated. Batteries make smartphones, tablets and laptops fit for mobile use. Even missions to outer space require batteries. Unfortunately, batteries eventually run out of juice and cannot be recharged. Citizens of …
Mattresses are one of the biggest and most awkward household items to dispose of. Thankfully, there are several relatively straightforward ways to dispose of them. You may have to pay a bit of money to get rid of your mattress, unless you can take it to the tip yourself or sell it. Here’s an overview …
Most of us are trying our best to minimise the impact that plastic has on the environment, choosing biodegradable, compostable and recyclable options whenever we can. However, we can’t recycle all types of plastic. Certain types of plastic simply can’t be recycled. Often this is because the item is made from a combination of materials …
Shaving is a regular part of many people’s grooming routines, but the millions of disposable razors and blades ending up in landfill every year could be as damaging to our environment as plastic bags and straws. Disposable plastic razors have been popular since the 1970s, but because they’re made from a complex combination of different …
Polystyrene is found everywhere in our homes and work places. Takeaway food containers and coffee cups are often made from polystyrene, and every time we buy electronic goods or fragile items in a shop or online, it’s likely they’ll be protected by polystyrene packaging. It’s cheap to produce and versatile enough to be used in …
Many of us own and use electric toothbrushes and lots of us have old and broken ones we just don’t know what to do with. Since plastic waste is such as huge and growing problem, just binning old brushes doesn’t seem right. But can you recycle electric toothbrushes in the UK? Thankfully, the answer is …
For years, plastic seemed like the perfect material. Cheap to produce and easy to make into almost anything, humans have produced an estimated 8.3 billion tons of plastic since the 1950s (source). However, we are slowly realising the danger plastic is posing to our planet. Roughly eight million tonnes of plastic waste ends up in …
Most of us Brits like nothing better than to devour a luxurious bar of chocolate after a hard day at work. Or give to a friend or loved one. Or share and indulge in at Easter or Christmas time. According to some sources, we consume more chocolate here than anywhere else in the world (a …
Recycling everyday household items is mostly straightforward these days. Our bathrooms are full of items that can be fully recycled once we’ve finished using them, and most local authorities will collect and recycle bathroom waste such as toilet roll tubes and empty shampoo bottles. However, there’s one part of our daily bathroom routine that creates …
