{"id":768,"date":"2016-06-18T09:13:31","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T09:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/?p=768"},"modified":"2016-05-24T09:07:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T09:07:00","slug":"recycling-tips-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/recycling-tips-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycling tips this Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As summer approaches, many of us start to appreciate the environment around us more and more. Warmer, sunnier weather offers many opportunities, from outdoor play for adults and children alike, to well-earned relaxation. However, in order to take care of nature and protect our environment for many years and even generations to come, it’s important to reduce, re-use and recycle, to do our bit against pollution and landfill. If this sounds like a daunting task, try not to worry, as it isn’t! There are many recycling tips and tricks that you can adopt at home easily and conveniently.<\/div>\n
\nThe first step towards cutting down on waste is an early one: try not to buy items which you will not use. One simple way to accomplish this with food is to not go shopping when hungry! Planning meals ahead, writing shopping lists, and freezing leftovers or meals cooked in bulk in an energy-efficient freezer, will also help to reduce food wastage. Your bank balance will appreciate all of this too; British households currently throw away around twelve billion pounds’ worth of food each year. After you’ve eaten, consider using a composting kit to turn vegetable peelings into plant food.<\/div>\n
\nIt’s also possible to re-purpose items, rather than throwing them away. Take clothes, for example; an old pair of jeans can find a new lease of life as a cute skirt, whilst scrap fabric can be used for patchwork quilts or brooches. Consider asking friends whether they’d like to swop items, or alternatively, charity shops are always appreciative of shoes, clothes and accessories.
\nFinally, when an item is completely finished with, try to resist the temptation to throw it in the bin; approximately sixty percent of household waste can actually be recycled. This ranges from cardboard, which you can collect in a separate container and take to a recycling centre, or, in most areas, leave for bi-weekly council collection services, to old batteries, which can be deposited in labelled boxes at most supermarkets. Containers for glass bottles and metal cans can also be found in many retail locations, such as shopping centre car parks. You might even get a little money out of your unwanted items, as environmentally-responsible scrap metal merchants will be willing to pay for usable material, whilst mobile phone stores frequently offer trade-in options for broken or outdated handsets.
\nWith so many possibilities, summer recycling has never been easier!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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