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Communities around Buckinghamshire are being invited to pop on their gloves and hi-vis vests, grab a refuse sack and litter picker and get involved with clearing up their local area as part of Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean. Now in its ninth year, the national, annual initiative is ...
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Buckinghamshire County Council's Cabinet has today (7 January) agreed a series of changes to the county's household recycling centre service. The recommendations for change were prepared following a recent public consultation and a detailed analysis of how the recycling centre service currently ope...
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Penny Peacock, manager of a South Buck Hospice Reuse Shop spotted the donated instrument she thought may have a significant value, it went on to raise more than £2,000 for the charity. The manager regularly organises items given to the shop in the village next to Aylesbury to decide if they are bet...
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Fly-tipper bags himself a hefty fine for dumping sacks of compost in countryside A fly-tipper who repeatedly dumped bags of compost on a rural country lane in Buckinghamshire has been fined in court. On Wednesday 8 March 2023, Anatas Vasky, aged 33, of Milford Avenue, Stoney Stratford, appeared a...
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Single use plastic does exactly what it says – it is used once and then disposed of. The world produces more than 300million tonnes of plastic ever year – and the main ingredient in the process of making plastic comes from oil. So whether the plastic item goes in the rubbish bin or recycled once it...
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Preloved presents Be kind to your pur se, the environment and help out charities by gifting preloved items this Christmas. Charity shops and our Reuse Shops are a treasure trove full of unusual items that will cost a fraction of their original price. Go with a budget and an open mind. You might eve...
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Upcycling is taking an existing item and repurposing or redesigning it – in short it is saving an item from the rubbish or recycling. It could be as easy as taking a tin can and making it into a plant pot to as elaborate as redecorating a piece of furniture. Upcycling is not only good for the plane...
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There are lots of simple solutions you can use to keep your clothes out of landfill. Here are some of the ways you can get started: Charitable donations Visit the Charity Retail Association's website to find your nearest charity shops. Charity collections One of the most convenient ways to donate c...
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Second hand, charity shop, reuse, preloved, new to me there are many words for it and the there are also many benefits to shopping second hand: Save money . One of the primary benefits of second-hand shopping is that it can save you money. Save energy . A lot of energy goes into the production of n...
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A new county-wide campaign, Metal Matters, is being rolled out across Buckinghamshire to encourage households to recycle their food and drink cans, kitchen foil, foil containers and trays, empty aerosols and metal screw tops. With Britain using over 425,000 miles of household foil every year – enou...
https://www.recycleforbuckinghamshire.co.uk/news/make-your-metals-matter/