A few years ago I was lucky enough to travel around Mexico. One day we took a boat ride through a national park. The scenery was amazing – cruising through a gorge and looking up to see waterfalls and monkeys jumping through the trees, it was a really beautiful place. Then we came across a crocodile (thankfully a reasonable distance away!) resting on the shore – it was surrounded by rubbish, mainly plastic bottles. They were floating in the water and accumulating on the banks of the river, it was awful to see. Such a pristine place, tainted by our pollution. Read more
Recycling is a great way to reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfill and also reduce the use of resources like energy and water that go into making new products. There are so many items that can be recycled and with access to local council kerbside recycling services, it is made super easy.
It can be confusing what can actually be recycled, what can go in your kerbside recycling bin and what can’t, and where to take those trickier to recycle items. It’s important to make sure we get it right because putting the wrong thing in the recycling bin can cause issues at the processing plant. Or things that can be recycled inadvertently end up as landfill. To make sure your recycling efforts are as effective as possible, read on for some tips about getting recycling right. Read more
