Recycling Hints and Tips

1. Make space next to your bin for a recycling container – then you can recycle at the same time as chucking your rubbish
   Or
   Make space under your sink for two plastic boxes that you can easily transfer content into clear and purple sacks on recycling day!
   
2. Recycle bottles and jars at your local supermarket when you do your weekly shop – drop before you shop!
   
3. When recycling cans squash them so they take up less room and wash out food cans first.
   
4. Recycle clothes, books & unwanted gifts at charity shops, clothes banks or via charity bags at your doorstep.
   
5. Use take-away plastic containers as Tupperware for packed lunches or food storage.
   
6. When you go shopping, check that the packaging can be recycled so that you reduce the amount of waste from your shopping trips.
   
7. Reduce the junk mail by writing, calling or email to The Mailing Preference Service, Freepost 22, London, W1E 7EZ, Tel; 0207 291 3310, www.mpsonline.org.uk
   
8. Place a  in your garden for kitchen and soft garden waste eg; grass cuttings, soft hedging and plants
   
9. Take your glass and larger items of waste to the bring sites and household waste sites around the Malvern Hills District.

Other useful sites:
WRAP (Waste Resources Action Programme)
Let's Recycle
Malvern Hills Freecycle
Computer and Electronics Recycling
Recycling Guide

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