Manage your rubbish - at home
Slim Your Bin!
Follow these easy tips to help reduce the amount of waste you produce and maybe cut your shopping bills!
- Reduce the amount of junk mail delivered to your home by up to 95%, by writing to the Mailing Preference Service at: Freepost 22, London, W1E 7EZ, or registering on line at www.mpsonline.org.
- Donate unwanted items to charity shops. They accept toys, books, crockery, bed linen and bric-a-brac in good condition. Old furniture can also be put to good use by many local charities.
- Cut down free newspapers, leaflets etc, which you don't read by putting a notice on your front door stating that you do not wish to receive free newspapers, leaflets or catalogues.
- Use glass jars or takeaway tubs for storing leftovers or jam making.
- Avoid using paper or 'throw-away' crockery, cutlery and cups for picnics and parties. Use washable plastic plates and cups instead, if china is not practical.
Recycling...
- Make sure you make full use of the Council’s recycling facilities. Door to Door collections are available in many areas and there are 36 Neighbourhood Recycling Centres, for glass, cans & paper. There is also a Re-use & Recycling centre at Farthinghoe. View recycling centre locations page for more information.
- Used printer cartridges can often be returned to the manufacturer for recycling and most leading computer retailers now provide collection boxes or freepost envelopes to send off cartridges.
- Old mobile phones that have been disconnected or are no longer in use can be taken for recycling to most mobile phone shops or can be posted free of charge to: CDM, Freepost SEA 10057, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7BR.
Composting...
- Compost your organic wastes at home in one of our half price home composting units, view composting page for more information.
- Use an old ice cream tub or similar container to store organic kitchen waste before putting it into your home composter.
- If you are on the twin bin scheme, make sure you use your green bin for all your compostable green waste.