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Composting
Association
envirophone
envirofone.com is the UK's number 1 online mobile phone recycling site, in the last
year they paid out over £1.5 million to users, and thousands of pounds more are paid out
every week. envirofone.com is free to use, pays you cash for your old mobile and helps the
environment.
Furniture Reuse Network
The FRN is the national body which supports, assists and develops charitable re-use
organisations across the UK .They do this to reduce poverty by helping households in need
access furniture, white goods and other household items at affordable prices.
recycle-more.co.uk
recycle-more.co.uk, is a one-stop recycling information centre.
You will find help and advice on all aspects of recycling at home, at school and in the
workplace on this website.
Full of useful information. Did you know?
- In the 1950's the world made less than 5 million tonnes of
plastic products, now we produce 80 million tonnes
- A 1999 survey of rubbish showed that 74% was industrial, 7% -
commercial, 7% - households, and 12% was other rubbish.
Recycle
Your Mobile
Recycle Your Mobile work with a number of Charities and
Organisations and all donated recyclable phones are thoroughly tested / refurbished and
sold onto developing countries.
Salvation Army
Trading Company
The Salvation Army operates c. 2,750 of the 9,000 charity clothing banks in the UK.
Tradeinmymobile
Less than 20% of mobile phones are recycled. Although they are
small, mobile phones can mean big trouble for the environment containing some of the most
toxic substances known to man. By recycling your handsets you are diverting them from
landfill sites where they can cause pollution and contribute to global warming. Your old
mobile could mean a brighter future for our environment. And you get cash!
Vision Aid Overseas
Will dispatch your glasses to countries such as AFrica.
Waste Electrical
and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations
aim to reduce the amount of electrical equipment which ends up in landfill; by ensuring it
is collected, treated and recycled.
ADR -
the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
Animal By-Products Regulations 2003
Association of Charity Shops
The Association has set up a group
(formerly known as the Textiles Working Group) to discuss the issues being raised from
current reviews and consultations regarding recycling and waste strategies.
Carriage
Regulations 2004
Community
Composting Network
Community
Recycling Network
Community
Re>Paint
Composting
Association
Defra
e-Digest - Statistics about Waste and Recycling
DTI: Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Environment Agency
Environmental
Services Association
ESA represents the UK's waste
management and secondary resources industry.
Furniture
Recycling Network
Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste - Safe Disposal and Recycling
Health
and Safety Executive
Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme (LATS)
Let's
recycle
letsrecycle.com is the UK's only independent dedicated
website for businesses, local authorities and community groups involved in recycling and
waste management.Has a useful list of local authority
recycling officers.
Local Authority
Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC)
Newsprint and
Newspaper Industry Environmental Action Group
NNIEAG is supported by newsprint manufacturers from
Scandinavia, Canada and the UK, as well as publishers of UK national
and regional newspapers. Its objective is to provide information regarding the
industry's practices and its commitment to environmental responsibility.
The website has a useful feature:
If you would like to contact the Recycling Officer at your Local Authority you can click here and get a
list of contacts
Recycling and Organics
Technical Advisory Team (ROTATE)
best practice on collection methodologies
Recycling and Waste
Information for local authorities
(Defra’s site)
The
Recycling Consortium
The Recycling Consortium (TRC), based in Bristol, in the South West of
the UK has recently merged with Network Recycling and SWAP to form Resource Futures Ltd.
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Waste Implementation Programme (WIP)
For advice on overcoming barriers to recycling
initiatives and incentive schemes, local authority funding for waste, recycling credits,
waste management partnerships and much more
Waste and
Resources Action Programme (WRAP)
For information on collection methodologies, the
WRAP home composting scheme and markets for recyclates
Amazon’s
Marketplace
Unlike eBay, this is more like a car boot sale than an auction and you set
the price. Even better: your used, collectable and refurbished items are sold alongside
new ones on the site.
Breasttalk
Don't throw your old bras away -
Donate them to charity with the BreastTalk.co.uk Bra Appeal.
Freecycle
The Freecycle Network™ is made up of many individual groups across
the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving
(& getting) stuff for free in their own towns and keeping good stuff out of landfills.
Here is their list of UK sites
Read It
Swap It
At ReadItSwapIt, you can swap your old old old books for new ones. It is a free book
exchange website that allows you to swap the books you don't want for the second-hand
books that you do.
Stuff you Sell
Experienced eBay sellers will sell your unwanted items for you, and they
will even pick up the item from you. They charge a £5 listing fee per lot plus one-third
of the selling price commission.
Unwanted Voucher
Service
Use the Unwanted Voucher Service to sell your vouchers for cash, or swap
them for other ones that you'd prefer to have.
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