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We throw a lot of clothing away in the UK. In fact in the year 2006 alone over 800,000 metric tonnes of clothing and shoes were thrown away in the UK. The production, transportation and disposal ...

There could be a couple of reasons that you’re interested in using waste for art and craft projects. Maybe you just want some ideas for alternative things to do with your waste other than throwing ...

Although most books and magazines are recyclable, it’s better to re-use them as much as possible first. In the first place many of us can probably cut down a lot on the amount of books and ...

Around 7% of household waste in the UK is glass. Glass manufacturing uses large amounts of energy. Glass can be recycled over and over again and 80% of the raw materials can be re-used. Recycling ...

We use paper for all sorts of things, at work and at home. Printing off work, reading the daily newspaper and cleaning up are three common uses. With some thought though we can use a lot less ...

The amount of plastic waste generated every year in the UK is estimated to be about 3 million tonnes. It’s thought that 56% of all plastics waste is from packaging, and three-quarters is from ...

There are many reasons that people get rid of furniture. They may move home and the furniture no longer fits in with the décor of their new place. Or they may move to a home of a different size so ...