Be an egg-cellant recycler this Easter choose packaging without egg-ssesive waste!
Remember folks foil, cellophane wrappers and plastic packaging can not be recycled in kerbside recycling bins across Notts. If you're unsure what you can and can't put in your kerbside recycling bin check out our handy binsmart guide...
Reduce your food miles to just feet!
Veolia (our waste contractors) are giving away two mini gardening kits to encourage Nottinghamshire residents to have a go at growing their own....
...A starter kit to help you grow and eat the rainbow from your own garden.
What's more when you grow your own fruit and veg you avoid the packaging they're usually sold in.
Entries close 9am on Monday 29 April.
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Join us for a creative workshop to learn sewing skills that will up skill you to reuse and repair clothing and textiles. Upcoming dates are:
- Tuesday 28 May | 9am - 12.30pm - Textiles for Tails, pamper your pet with accessories made from scrap fabric
- Wednesday 5 June | 6 - 9pm - Upcycle your party, learn to make bunting and other party preparations from old and unwanted textiles
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If you've had a declutter don't forget the recycling centres are open from 8am to 8pm everyday until September!
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Do you have old tins of paint to get rid of?
Good news Notts, you can recycle tins of paint at four of our recycling centres across the county: Calverton, Warsop, Newark and Beeston.
Your donated paint will be checked to see if it's ok for reuse then made available for community groups and residents through our reuse paint scheme.
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84% of all corrugated cardboard is recycled in the UK - that adds up to about 2 million tonnes of the stuff saved from landfill every year!
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