Rethink on rubbish

Recycling benefits the planet, the people in our communities and the place we call home. That’s why we’re on a mission to reduce waste, reuse and repurpose items we no longer need, and recycle right. The more waste that is produced, the worse it is for the environment because it means that new resources are being used and emissions created in order to create new products. It also costs councils money to treat rubbish; money that could be spent on other services essential to residents.

By putting items that cannot be recycled into your recycling bin, it causes contamination, which has a huge impact on our environment. You can use your points to donate to your local community group, school or national charity through the donation programmes. You can also enter monthly competitions such as the Prize Draw or reward yourself with discounts on approved eco-friendly and other online products. Rethink Waste is an initiative to tackle waste in Elmbridge, through a digital platform that encourages waste reduction. Through fun weekly activities, including videos, quizzes, blogs and pledges, the platform gives you tools to make small lifestyle changes with a chance to earn reward points.

Feature papers represent the most advanced research with significant potential for high impact in the field. A Feature Paper should be a substantial original Article that involves several techniques or approaches, provides an outlook for future research directions and describes possible research applications. The Rethink Rubbish free briefing events are open to local authorities, retailers and any other organisations interested in involvement with the campaign. The campaign is holding a number of briefing events across the country between April 28 and May 2, 2003, to raise its profile among local authorities, retailers and other interested organisations. Rethink Waste is being delivered by SEP in collaboration with Greenredeem, an organisation that provides digital engagement platforms to provoke environmental behaviour change. Rethink Waste is a free scheme available to anyone living in Surrey that offers a range of rewards for reducing waste.

As simple or obvious as it may seem – many people don’t do this to an extent that actually makes an impact. As we mentioned, a lot of construction waste ends up in landfill where it takes an extremely long time to break down – if at all. This means more emissions being produced and a larger carbon footprint for the industry as a whole. In fact, it’s estimated that as much as 50% of all waste in England is from activity within this sector.

If residents reduce the amount of waste they produce, it is good for the environment and saves councils money. It also encompasses packaging materials such as plastics and Styrofoam used to protect equipment or products during shipping. Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Authors may use MDPI’s English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

You may also receive points if there have been any reductions in the amount of rubbish collected across the county. Researching these possibilities prior to completion will ensure you’re segregating the materials appropriately during each project and can minimise waste to the highest level. Alternatively, domestic projects often result in plenty of usable materials that may not even need to be recycled. From one neighbour to another – you could be contributing towards landscaping projects with old bricks or giving someone the opportunity to upcycle your once-loved kitchen units. There are many ways that excess material can be used on-site or even off-site that don’t involve simply chucking it in a skip. If you have rubble from an excavation or demolition, for example, this could be crushed and reused as a sub-base elsewhere on your site or donated to a community project who can make use of it.

Schools that take part could be in line to receive funding from the scheme to run an environmental project benefiting the school and its pupils. The Rethink Waste platform was introduced to help reduce waste in Elmbridge. It’s because of this that the weekly activities for members have been centred around reducing waste, from recycling more food waste to knowing where to recycle soft plastics, and of course, living a zero waste lifestyle. Engagement with the scheme has been high, with 27,058 actions taken across the area. During the first quarter we saw the first round of school donations in which residents who signed up could donate points earned by completing waste reduction activities to local schools. Ten Elmbridge schools took part, each coming up with eco-ideas on how to bring sustainable learning to their students.

These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. Their American branch use scraps of their nappies for upholstery filling and the company is proud that more than 50 of its plants have no manufacturing waste. Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. Having piloted a virtual ‘Design Thinking’ workshop back in April 2020, facilitated by collaborative and sustainable designer Lisa Cole, we ran three ReThink ReMake ReCycle workshop sessions in November and December 2020. These sessions mixed presentations and video content with group discussion, conversations in smaller ‘break out’ rooms and using tools including digital whiteboards.

How many of our blog followers find themselves throwing fruit and veg away because it hasn’t lasted as long as it should. We’re encouraged to buy in bulk because it’s often cheaper but this is actually a false economy as some of it gets thrown away when the items have gone past their best. These sheets of paper keep your fruit and veg fresher for 2-4 times longer due to an infusion of organic spices. One sheet placed in your fridge drawer will stay active for up to one month.

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