General household tips

General recycling tips

• Avoid excess plastic packaging especially when food shopping
• Recycle as much packaging as possible - you can check with your local council to see what they can recycle
• Re-use plastic shopping bags and consider using paper bags for fruit & veg.
• Buy second-hand items and have household items repaired instead of throwing them out
• Good quality clothes can be sold or donated to charity shops
• Older clothes can be taken to clothes/textile banks.
• Furniture and household items can be sold or donated to charity