Schemes & Help

Using a bicycle is an environmentally friendly way to get around in itself and cycling is the transport choice of many eco-conscious people. Green cycling enthusiasts can continue to protect the ...

Squatting is when people live for free in an abandoned or unused building. Some experts estimate that there could be as many as a billion squatters in the world today. Squats, as the residences ...

One way to keep unwanted items out of landfill and to make a bit of money is to sell them on. Selling online is the easiest way to reach the largest amount of potential buyers for your ...

One way to make sure items get used as many times as possible is to borrow things that you need or want instead of buying them. Loaning something instead of buying it outright will also usually ...

Many people are aware of the most common household items to re-use, such as food leftovers and plastic bags. However, with a little imagination you’ll usually find there are thrifty and nifty ways ...

Around 44 million laser jet printer cartridges are sold in Europe each year and a staggering 73% of them are only used once. The stats for laser jet printers are no better. This is both a waste of ...

House clearance is when a dedicated house clearance company clear a property completely. This may be because someone is moving into a residential home, following a death, a business winding up, ...

Junk mail is the bane of a lot of people’s lives. An annoyance at best, it means that we have waste pushed through our letterbox that we then have to dispose of. Pizza menus, supermarket leaflets, ...

Something that is waste to one household or business will be useful to someone else. But how would you find someone who might be interested in your waste? That’s where waste exchange schemes come ...

Re-using waste means finding a way to get the most use out of an item, even if we no longer want or need it, or after its original use has been fulfilled.

Recycling has, arguably, more ...