National Recycling Week

 

National Recycling Week is a time to explore the idea that Waste isn’t Waste until its Wasted! This week is a chance for you and your team to make a difference by reducing, reusing and recycling things in your home or workplace. We’ve put together some tips for what you can do during national recycling week:

 

Reduce: Buy less and choose products that come in recyclable packaging.

One of the easiest ways to reduce your environmental impact is to buy less stuff. When it comes time to purchase an item, consider whether it’s something you really need or just something you want. If you still feel like the latter option is worth it, keep in mind that buying products with recyclable packaging will help reduce waste and increase their chances of getting recycled.

When shopping for household items and food, try looking for items that have less packaging or are sold loose rather than boxed up. This will help save money on storage space as well as reduce waste by using fewer containers for storage! A few examples of things that come packaged with recyclable materials include: canned foods, plastic bottles from dairy products such as milk and yogurt, cereal boxes/bags (empty out any leftover cereal first) and water bottles made from aluminium or glass (these can also be washed out by hand if there isn’t a recycling bin available).

 

Reuse: Give away, swap or sell things you no longer use.

Instead of dumping things you no longer use or want try some of the following tips first :

• Give to friends or family. If you have something that’s still in good condition, consider giving it away to someone who will use it.
• Sell on Facebook or eBay. Post it on social media with a “free” tag and see if anyone is interested in purchasing what you’re selling.
• Swap with friends. Why not ask your friends if they’d like to swap some of their old stuff for some of yours? It could be a great way for everyone involved to save money!
• Donate to charity (if the item is still worth something). There are many charities that accept donations from people looking to give back to the community—and some will even arrange pick-up services!
• Recycle: Make sure your kerbside recycling bin is out on collection day. Recycling is a great way to reduce the amount of waste we send to landfills and it’s easy, if you know what you’re doing. Kerbside recycling, also known as door-to-door recycling, is where your local council collects your rubbish every week in their own branded trucks. You’ll need to get one of these bins from your council.

 

Landfill: When you put something in the bin, it’s gone forever.

Landfills are a waste management technique that involves burying or covering waste with soil. They may be referred to as dumps, tips or rubbish tips. Landfills often contain asbestos, lead and other toxic materials which leach into the surrounding area and contaminate nearby water tables.

Landfills are not a solution to waste management as they don’t reduce the amount of waste being produced but rather increase it by encouraging people to throw away items instead of reusing them or recycling them. Landfills cost money for governments to maintain; they also emit greenhouse gases which contribute towards climate change – this means that landfills are not environmentally friendly and sustainable at all!

 

Landfill Biodegradable Products

Enqip is proud to stock a range of landfill biodegradable consumables. What does this mean? Normally for biodegradation to occur, three basic resources are required – heat, light and oxygen. In a landfill site, waste is entombed, creating a complete absence of light and oxygen. Landfill Biodegradable products however are made by adding an organic proprietary compound to traditional plastic. The biodegradation starts when the plastic is exposed to a landfill rich in microbes that digest both the additive and the plastic. The microorganisms break down the molecular structure of the plastic, which produces a humus-like material (organic matter) which is a natural plant fertiliser and a biogas. In addition these products do not fragment into microplastics during biodegradation.

 

What you can do for national recycling week

• Reduce, reuse and recycle – but what does that mean?

Reduce means get rid of as much waste as possible before it even gets to the landfill. For example, take reusable shopping bags with you to the grocery store so you don’t buy another plastic bag or use your own water bottle instead of buying new plastic water bottles every week. You can also reduce by donating unused items to charity (like clothing) and recycling things like food scraps in your compost bin rather than throwing them away with your regular trash.

Reuse items that would otherwise be thrown away if they weren’t reused first – think about all those paper towel rolls and cardboard boxes lying around! By reusing those materials instead of throwing them away at the end of their life cycle, we’re reducing our overall waste output by keeping more goods out of landfills for longer periods of time!

Recycle everything else: plastics #1 through 3; glass bottles & jars; metal cans; aluminium foil & aluminium pie plates/tins

 

We know that it can be overwhelming when you see all these different types of waste and how to deal with them, but we want you to remember one thing: Recycling is not just a trend or a fad—it’s something everyone should do for themselves and for the environment! By following the tips we outlined above, you can make an even bigger difference in your home, community or workplace by reducing, reusing and recycling more often.