{"id":932,"date":"2018-06-05T10:43:09","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T10:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/?p=932"},"modified":"2018-04-18T10:48:26","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T10:48:26","slug":"spring-cleaning-and-recycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/spring-cleaning-and-recycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Cleaning and Recycling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Out With The Old<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s been a particularly long winter and as we tentatively emerge from hibernation to the welcome rays of sunlight streaming through the windows, one thing becomes very clear; and it’s not the windows…the days are growing longer, providing renewed energy for blowing away the cobwebs, having a good clear-out and Spring clean!<\/p>\n

We all have a tendency to accumulate more stuff than we really need and Spring is the perfect time for a good clear out as well as considering ways to accumulate less stuff in the future.<\/p>\n

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Here are a few of the things we tend to inadvertently collect and some tips for reducing them.<\/p>\n

Plastic Bags: Getting into the habit of always keeping a bag or two with you will not only limit your plastic consumption but save you a few pennies in the process. Cotton tote bags can be rolled neatly to fit in handbags or pockets and a good supply of bags can be stored in the boot of your car.<\/p>\n

Clothing: Charity shops can be great for picking up some bargains and unwanted clothes can be donated back for a good cause. A good rule of thumb is if you haven’t worn it in 12 months, with the occasional exception, bag it! Charities often post bags for donations which will be collected but they can also be saved and used at your convenience either for the next collection or you can deliver them yourself.<\/p>\n

Glass Bottles and Jars: These can be recycled either through council collection or local bottle banks but can also be used at home for storing ingredients which looks nice and saves space. They may also be sold or donated.
\nJunk Mail: Switching bank statements etc. to electronic is a good way to reduce clutter. For pesky take-away menu’s and the like you can try putting a sign on the door but to really put a stop to pointless papers pouring through your letter box there are several effective ways to stop it.<\/p>\n

Freecycling<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to recycling at home or local centres, there are lots of selling sites, if you want to make a few pennies, such as eBay, Gumtree or local pages on social media. There are also a number of free sharing sites which can be very handy; freecycle being one with plenty of local groups. Others include: MySkip, Freegle, LetsAllShare. You may be surprised at some of the unwanted items that people will happily collect from your doorstep; Gardeners requiring plastic bottles for cloches, for example. Crafters seeking cardboard tubes etc. and there is often a demand for furniture in almost any condition. After all, there is much truth in the old saying “one mans Junk is another mans treasure” and if you don’t need it, someone else probably does.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fun","category-home-improvements","category-recycling-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=932"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":937,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932\/revisions\/937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}