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How to make something useful out of old junk
Charis Williams, known as the Salvage Sister shows you how to upcycle old driftwood, leftover cutlery and chain to create handy hanging hooks for the household. Brighton-born Williams also shows how the same skills and materials can be used for
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'Zombie batteries' cause spate of fires
Article and video by Storyful Consumers are being urged to be careful of how they dispose of batteries following a spate of fires caused by dead "zombie batteries" at UK waste and recycling centres. The Take Charge campaign, launched
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Why Pringles is trying out a new tube
Recycling experts the new paper can is a step in the right direction.
HuffPost UKAre Christmas Cards Really Dying Out?
Spending and sending habits are changing, as more people grow conscious of waste and recycling.
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H&M to trial clothes rental service for shoppers
The trial will only be available to H&M’s loyalty scheme members.
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Help the planet and wrap your Christmas presents with newspaper
At this time of year, there's a lot of presents going around. And that's exactly why the World Wildlife Foundation started a campaign that encourages people to ditch wrapping paper and use newspaper instead! The majority of wrapping
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If you put your used toilet rolls directly into your recycling bin, you may want to stop right now. It turns out there's another thing you can use them for that will get them out of your house and make the planets in your garden happier.
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Second Hand September: What is it and how to get involved
Can you give up buying new clothes for 30 days?
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Marks and Spencer makes eco-friendly move to ditch glitter this Christmas
The move will make it easier for us to be eco-friendly.
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Surprising everyday items you can't recycle, from toothpaste tubes to receipts
Almost four in ten of us question which products we can and can't recycle.
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Lidl cuts down on plastic waste with reusable fruit and veg bags
The supermarket chain has launched new reusable fruit and vegetable bags for 69p for two.
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People are confused about recycling, here's what you can and can't recycle
Over a third of us aren't sure what we're meant to be recycling.
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From Zara to Lush, the supermarkets and shops with recycling incentives
Look no further for the high street heavyweights that'll reward you for giving back.
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Brits admit to ignoring environmental concerns
Millions of Brits admit to ignoring environmental concerns to make their lives easier, a study has found. A poll of 2,000 adults found despite 87 per cent agreeing on the importance of being green, more than half believe it's often
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Recycling machine has 'cracking' solution to plastic pollution
The scourge of plastic pollution is a huge problem for humanity, with the U.N. estimating that less than a tenth of all plastic ever produced has been recycled. Now a British firm is hoping to become part of the solution. Recycling Technologies
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Recycling mistakes we need to stop making
We all know the importance of recycling and likely do our best at home, but do we really know how to recycle plastic, cardboard and food packaging properly? Seeing as every local authority has different recycling guidelines and, as the war on
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You can now swap your old John Lewis clothes for new ones
The department store hopes that the move will help to reduce the 300,000 tonnes of fashion waste sent to landfill each year.
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5 places you can recycle your unwanted clothes and get something back yourself
Britain sent over 235 million items of clothing to landfill this spring, so we could all do with recycling our old clothing rather than binning it.
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Get a discount coffee by bringing your own mug
Last week, we reported on the Virgin Trains passenger who was banned from using his own mug when he ordered a coffee. A steward told Peter Kohler that using his own reusable cup was a health and safety issue. As a keen environmentalist, Mr
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Monthly bin collections are a nightmare for residents
Cash-strapped councils are slashing their bin collections to make ends meet, which means some residents are now waiting an entire month for someone to pick up the rubbish. The move is causing widespread misery. See also: Council refuses to empty
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The huge mistakes you've made with your Christmas recycling
Of all the festive traditions, surely everyone's least favourite is the hours spent sorting the recycling. After the frenzy of present opening, there's all the hassle of separating the gift tags and ribbons from the paper, and ensuring
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Residents in for a rubbish surprise after councils hike charges
Councils aren't satisfied with dramatically cutting their waste collection services - leaving you with rotting rubbish for the best part of a month. Now, they have found another way to squeeze cash out of people who need to get rid of
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Find the gold medal - it could get you a job
If you've got a keen eye for detail, and are not afraid to get your hands dirty, then this picture could hold the key to your next job. An environmental waste company is advertising for what it's calling a 'hidden gem finder',
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Tonnes of recycling sent to landfill
The contents of millions of recycling bins are being incinerated or sent to landfill because some householders are confused about the rules. Government figures show that the amount of waste rejected for recycling and buried or burned instead has
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Another council moves to three-weekly rubbish collection
Oldham Council has become the latest to cut bin collections to once every three weeks, raising fears of rats and other vermin. Following the lead of several other Greater Manchester councils, it is reducing the collection of general waste to try
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Council says it 'can't afford' to collect recycling from new estate
Residents of a new estate in Scotby, Cumbria, have been told by the local council that it can't afford to collect their recycling. Carlisle City Council has written to householders on the Alders Edge estate telling them to take their