Recycling Cardboard BoxesWays to re-use the humble cardboard box Can i recycle cardboard boxes?Yes. Some local authority kerbside schemes will collect cardboard, or you can take it to a recycling bank.What else can i do with them?Keep large cardboard boxes whenever you move house – even if you don’t plan to move again, your friends or neighbours might need them.Your local school or playgroup may use cardboard boxes for craft projects.Use a cardboard box to collect your other recycling in – then you won’t have to separate it later!Re-use your cardboard boxesSmall boxes – re-use as gift boxes or storageEgg boxes – use as seed trays or in compostCereal boxes – use to reinforce envelopes, make bookmarks or magazine holdersLarge boxes – use for animal bedding, mulching and compost, and under-the-bed storage What Can Be Recycled?AAerosols AsbestosBBatteries Beverage Cartons Bicycles Books Bricks and Building RubbleCCar Batteries Cardboard Boxes Carpets Carrier Bags Christmas Trees Clinical Waste Clothes Compact Discs (CDs) Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs) Computers Cooking OilDDrinks CansEEgg Shells Engine Oil EnvelopesFFire Extinguishers Food Waste Furniture & Second Hand Furniture DonationsGGarden waste Gas Bottles Glass Greetings cardsHHearing AidsKKeysLLight BulbsMMagazines Milk bottles Mobile Phones Musical InstrumentsNNappies Number PlatesPPaint Paper Plastic bags Plastic bottles Printer CartridgesSScrap cars Shoes Shredded Paper Spectacles StampsTTelevisions and Monitors Textiles Tin foil Toys TyresVVideo cassettesWWhite goods Wood Wrapping PaperYYellow Pages Yogurt Pots Latest Recycling NewsRecycling Attitudes & Behaviour: The Business Case How can society’s recycling attitudes and behaviour be changed so that they are engaged in the process? One commentator argues for a focus on facts rather than emotion. An opinion piece in BusinessGreen by Helen Craig, Sustainability Manager for Axis Europe, comments on Defra’s latest figures for provisional household recycling...Bulky Waste Collection Service Changes in HartepoolThe current bulky waste service run by Hartepool Borough Council is set to make changes to its service. With the news of Government spending cuts to be impended, the council can no longer afford to offer the free service it currently provides to the residents of Hartlepool. They will not...Tesco ‘touch up’ On Their Green Side with Touch ScreensTouch screen monitors were installed in nine stores to pilot the programme and the results proved to be successful. The monitors were placed in various sections of the store in an aim to determine where the most energy is used so action can be taken to reduce it. The success... View all News Items
