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There is a repair revolution gathering pace in Buckinghamshire and the County Council is encouraging more people to take part and maybe even start one themselves in their local area. Repair Cafés are free meeting places where people come together to repair things. Visitors bring their broken items ...
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When you pop a drink can, empty aerosol or a foil tray into your recycling bin it embarks upon a magical journey of transformation. The recycling process for metals is a very simple one, you consume and recycle, we remelt and reproduce that same metal into another valuable product, from car parts t...
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Many people think making compost at home is difficult, but all you need to do is provide the right ingredients and let nature work it's magic. You breakdown composting at home into four steps, What can I compost? Where to put your compost heap or bin? How to make compost? How to use it? What can I ...
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There is a repair revolution gathering pace in Buckinghamshire and we are encouraging more people to take part and maybe even start their own in their local area. Repair Cafes are meeting places where people can repair things (together) and the idea is spreading. Visitors bring their broken items f...
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Lots of products now have symbols on them to tell us more about what they are made from and how we can dispose of them. This guide will help you understand what items you can recycle and which ones need to go into the bin. On-Pack Recycling labels (or OPRL) have been around a while and are on all s...
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Are you binning your cash? Almost one fifth of the food we buy ends up in the bin, most of it because it simply wasn’t used in time. You might as well just throw your hard-earned cash straight in the bin. However, there is a smarter way to save your money and do your bit for the environment, and th...
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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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On Earth Day 2022, which takes place on Friday 22 April, Buckinghamshire Council will become the first local authority in the UK to support the AWorld app. AWorld is the official platform in support of ActNow, the United Nations campaign for individual action on climate change and sustainability. T...
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You cannot fail to miss the growing popularity of upcycling furniture. You may have considered it for yourself but are unsure where to start with designing a new look for your chest of drawers, desk or bedside cabinet. Knowing where to look for ideas may just give you enough encouragement to pick u...
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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...
https://www.recycleforbuckinghamshire.co.uk/waste-wizard/