The best way for households is through the CleanOut program. Get to your FREE Household Chemical CleanOut hosted by your local council. Whether unwanted, out-of-date or leftover, you can dispose of your household chemicals through CleanOut. I know we’ve got some old paint tins waiting for careful disposal. (more…)
Polystyrene is one of those products that is always destined for landfill, right? When unpacking a new appliance you can flatten the cardboard box for paper recycling (more…)
I often hear people wonder why shredded paper cannot be recycled. It’s still paper right? That is correct, but the question is not about whether or not shredded paper is recyclable, the question is about the factory process used by your local council. (more…)
There is a lot of potential waste when changing motor oil, and also many ways to recycle and minimise waste and pollution.
Are Oil Filters Recyclable? (more…)
Want to where you can recycle plastic packaging that cannot simply be placed in the yellow bin?
REDcycle. For a while there, it seemed like landfill was the only option for the average household…but not anymore! We can now take our flexible plastics – rice and pasta bags, biscuit/cracker packets etc., to the nearest REDcycle collection point. (more…)
