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Buckinghamshire Council is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. These websites should allow any user to: modify the line height or spacing of text zoom in up to 200% without the text spilling off the page navigate ...
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Household Recycling Centres We have BRITA filter containers at Aylesbury, Aston Clinton, Beaconsfield, Amersham and Wycombe recycling centres. Once the containers are full, they are taken back to the headquarters, using the same lorries that deliver new filters. Doing this goes a long way to cut th...
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Residents in Aylesbury are being encouraged to make one small change in their lives to benefit the environment, as part of a new initiative being supported by the council. Swapping your car for travelling by bike or foot, changing to reusable and refillable containers in your home or making use of ...
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So, you fancy joining in with the burgeoning boom of furniture upcycling? Great! Upcycling furniture has so many positives: It has a near-neutral carbon footprint. It does not add to the timber shortage, needs very little materials, and requires minimal transportation. Old pieces of furniture are o...
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Find out how you can repair, reuse or recycle household items and which bin it goes in. Use our waste wizard search to find out what to do with an item. You will need to put in your postcode (with a space e.g. HP20 1UA) the first time you use it and then search for the item. Missing items If you se...
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Buckinghamshire Waste Busters is a Buckinghamshire Council project in partnership with Garden Organic . The project will recruit volunteers within the community, who can attend local events to motivate, encourage and inform residents on composting and waste prevention actions. The programme is an a...
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One Bucks resident has learned the hard way not to risk hiring a non-registered waste collector and paying in cash for them to dispose of their rubbish, after being fined by Buckinghamshire Council. The Denham resident received a fixed penalty notice after rubbish dumped illegally was traced back t...
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Use the whole of your pumpkin. There are a few tips and tricks to make sure you reduce waste during Halloween. This includes not letting your pumpkin go to waste. You could use any leaves in a stew You could roast the seeds for a tasty treat or topping (great on risotto or in a salad) Leave the ski...
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Costumes have you thought about your costume yet? If you need a new costume, why not buy second hand or even making your own? There are loads of great ideas for easy DIY Halloween costumes. You could swap costumes with family and friends, organise a local community swap, or donate your old costumes...
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Sweet wrappers Trick or treating is an important part of Halloween, but often produces a lot of plastic waste. Consider shopping around online to find goodies with recyclable or minimal packaging. Most large supermarkets now collect plastic bags and wrappers in store – so when you do your weekly sh...
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