Congratulations! You should update your kitchen every 10-15 years. Over a lifetime, that could mean hundreds of kilos worth of garbage piling up in landfills. Before you rush to get into the details, think about how you will reuse or recycle as many of your fixtures...
Are you confused? Take a look at our top recycling tips and FAQs. Let's get started with the basics. Recycling Tips and FAQs You should know what you can recycle. There are three types of materials: paper, card, plastics, and tins cans, foil, and metal packaging. These are...
You can dispose of all plastic packaging, including soft plastic, in your household recycling container once it's 'clean, dried, and loose' This is a major change from the past, when rigid plastic was allowed in your green bin. It is a result of technological upgrades at Ireland's...
If you have the option, you can either take it to a recycling center or use a curbside collection. You can either compost it or use a kerbside pick-up for organic waste. See 'Composting' below. Bulky organic waste is accepted by many recycling facilities. There are...
We dump 2.12 billion tonnes of waste every year on the planet. They would travel 24 times around the globe if all of this waste were put on trucks. There are many processes involved in waste disposal, including collection, transportation, recycling and sewage treatment. Which waste...
Plastic is bad for the environment. We hear it constantly and policy makers keep repeating it over and over. Although plastic is valuable in many ways, plastic pollution is an unsustainable and unnecessary waste of that resource. Packaging accounts for over 40% of total plastic...