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A brighter summer with Community RePaint
Community RePaint Nottinghamshire is a brilliant scheme that gives surplus paint for free to individuals, community groups, charities and schools. Thanks to local residents donating their leftover paint at four of our recycling centres, Community RePaint Nottinghamshire has prevented around 70,000 litres of paint from going to waste.
That has saved the equivalent CO2 emissions of a petrol car driving around the earth 27 times.
The scheme has brightened the lives of over 110,000 people in Nottinghamshire who have revamped community halls, created theatre sets, produced beautiful crafts and decorated housing association homes. A win-win for our local community and our planet!
Nottinghamshire residents can donate their leftover paint at Calverton, Newark, Beeston or Warsop recycling centres. Staff at these sites will sort the paint donations, and any tins that are not suitable for reuse will be sent for specialist treatment.
If you belong to a not-for-profit group or are a Nottinghamshire resident and are looking for paint, please book a collection slot online.
Don’t let your batteries and vapes go up in smoke
Never throw batteries or e-cigarettes away with general rubbish or other recycling. Damaged, discarded batteries and vapes which can ignite or explode are causing an increasing number of hazardous and life-threatening fires. But around a quarter of adults (and over a third of under 35s) are still putting batteries in their household bins.
Batteries and e-cigarettes must only be discarded using specialist battery recycling services and vape disposal containers which can be found at all of our recycling centres.
Our recycling centres are currently open daily from 8am to 8pm, but you may wish to visit during quieter times in the early morning or later in the evening to avoid queues.
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Make your bathroom squeaky clean
How do you collect your bathroom recyclables? Separate bins or a twin bin is a great option if you have the space, but a tote bag on a hook on the back of the door can work just as well to make sure those valuable containers don’t go to waste
All of the following bathroom items can be easily recycled in your household recycling bin:
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Shampoo bottles
- Conditioner bottles
- Shower gel and plastic bubble bath bottles
- Cardboard boxes e.g. toothpaste or soap boxes
- Toilet roll tubes
- Bathroom cleaner and bleach bottles
- Deodorants
- Shaving foam can
- Plastic hand soap bottles
- Plastic moisturiser bottles
Just remember to make sure everything is clean and remove the top if it is a spray or pump action bottle.
If everyone in the UK recycled one bathroom cleaner bottle, enough energy could be saved to vacuum around 82,460 homes!
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School’s out for summer
Did you know that 1.4 million wearable school uniforms are thrown away every year?
If you are planning on buying a new uniform ready for September, why not consider buying preloved items? You could also donate your outgrown but wearable uniforms to a local charity, or ask your school if they run a uniform collection scheme.
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A fruitful summer
Before the kids break up for their summer holidays, don’t forget to get their school to apply for the Veolia Orchard 2023!
Growing fruit is the perfect way to help protect children’s wellbeing and the planet. Children can reconnect with nature by caring for the trees until they bear fruit then enjoy eating the fruits of their labour!
The deadline for applications is Monday 24 July.
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National Preserving Awareness Week (25 July to 2 August)
Do you find that you throw away lots of fruits and vegetables that are ‘on the turn’ especially during the hotter summer months?
During National Preserving Awareness Week, why not love your leftovers by transforming them into delicious jams, pickles, flavoured oils, relishes or chutneys.
For a delicious and easy to follow rhubarb and orange jam recipe together with lots of other leftover recipes and ideas.
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Greener camping
Did you know, around 250,000 tents are discarded each year in the UK?
Whether you’re living it up at a music festival or chilling on a camping staycation, don’t leave your tent and rubbish behind hoping that the site or event organisers will recycle them when you leave.
Here are our top five tips to ensure your camping trip won’t cost the earth:
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Choose a good quality tent which can be re-used for years of happy camping or borrow one until you’re sure camping is for you!
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Take unwanted tents home and donate it to a charity.
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Look on the campsite or festival website to see what recycling facilities are available.
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Use reusable plates and cutlery and avoid plastic bottles.
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Do not leave anything at the campsite that wasn’t there when you arrived. Take plenty of general waste, recycling and even composting bags with you.
If camping isn’t your thing and you’ve booked a self-catering place instead for your UK summer break, take a little time to get to know the local recycling systems as they may well be different to what you’re used to at home.
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