Recycling Fundraising Celebrates Donation Milestone
May 22, 2012 by Jo
Filed under Green Living, News & Reviews, Recycle Now
Congratulations to TerraCycle, the London-based recycling company. Their recycling fundraising programmes recently passed the £100,000 mark in terms of donations made to schools, charities and non-profit organisations across the UK.
Guest Post: How to Get Started Recycling Old Electronics
May 13, 2012 by Brenda
Filed under Featured Posts, Green Living, Guest Posts
There are all manner of household items that you may choose to recycle, from the cans and bottles that once contained your food and beverages to the clothing, furniture, and home goods that are still in good enough shape to be useful to someone else (even though you’ve outgrown them in one way or another). [...]
Guest Post: Recycling…It’s a kids game
April 8, 2012 by Brenda
Filed under Featured Posts, Green Living, Guest Posts
These days, there is no excuse not to recycle. Even the most non-eco amongst us are being dragged into recycling with each local authority providing different bins for different products (which are all collected on different days; we all need a calendar just to keep up with it all!) Get the kids involved: So why [...]
Inhaler Recycling Service Now Available Across the UK
November 27, 2011 by Jo
Filed under Family, Green Living, Top Picks
For the first time in the UK people with respiratory illnesses can recycle their inhalers. Complete the Cycle is a new inhaler recycling scheme provided and funded by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in association with TerraCycle.
UK’s only pen recycling scheme saves used pens from landfill
October 20, 2011 by Jo
Filed under Featured Posts, Green Living, News & Reviews
Leading stationery supplier BIC has joined forces with TerraCycle to recycle used writing instruments including pens, markers and highlighters, in what is thought to be a UK first.
The Competition for the Best Recycling Collection Re-Act Fashion Show 2011 has Begun!
August 11, 2011 by Hannah B
Filed under Clothing, Recycle Now, Top Picks
Calling all young and talented designers to the third edition of a unique fashion project that is aimed at young artists, full of creativity, who draw ideas from ecology and recycling. This year’s edition will be held on the 26th of October in Lodz as an opening event of The Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland. [...]
Green-Sleep – UK’s First Ever Bed Recycling Scheme
July 22, 2011 by Jo
Filed under Featured Posts, Featured Retailers, Green Living, News & Reviews, Recycle Now
Silentnight, the UK’s largest manufacturer of branded beds, has launched the first ever Bed Recycling scheme. Knowing what to do with an old bed has always been a problem.
Guest Post: Bring the Family Along for the Green Adventure
July 17, 2011 by Brenda
Filed under Family, Green Living, Guest Posts, Top Picks
If you have a family that needs a little push every now and then, don’t sweat it if they’re a little reluctant at first to go green. All good things come to those who wait, so be prepared for a little stubbornness or lack of memory at first if family members don’t want to recycle [...]
Recycling Mobile Phones
February 7, 2011 by Jo
Filed under Featured Posts, Featured Retailers, Green Living
Recycling mobile phones is a great way to make a bit of cash whilst helping the environment
Environmentally friendly mobile phone recycling
February 3, 2011 by Jo
Filed under Featured Posts, Featured Retailers, Green Living
Now that you’ve gone down the route of making sure you have purchased an eco-friendly phone; don’t forget to dispose of it conscientiously. Recycle Mobile Phones is a comparison website that makes it an easy task to compare prices and get the best price for your old handset, whilst doing your bit to lessen the impact of landfill sites on the environment.













