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15 ways to teach recycling

15 ways to teach recycling
In the UK, we are producing approximately 22.8 million tonnes of waste going to landfill – that’s a lot! Though our recycling rates are gradually increasing, currently at 45.2%, there’s still another 55% to go. The global leaders of recycling Germany, Austria and South Korea, with rates between 50-60%, show us that improvements can be…
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Top 10 Tips for Recycling Paper

Top 10 Tips for Recycling Paper
In 2011, about 8 million tonnes of paper and cardboard were recovered and recycled. At the same time, the quantity of recovered and recycled paper has been rising steadily over the last decade. Although the statistics about paper recovery and recycling in the UK are impressive, the government and the paper industry agree that there…
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Paper Trail

Paper Trail
Tony Goodman, Director of Resource Management at Cawleys, takes a closer look at China’s paper recycling import rules and the measures being taken in the UK to keep the trade doors ajar. If your business produces waste paper and card, you’ll know how important it is to keep it as clean and dry to achieve…
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Is it time to say farewell to the festive Christmas card?

Is it time to say farewell to the festive Christmas card?
During the Christmas season the UK alone is likely to create around 30% more waste than usual. Wrapping paper, food waste and Christmas trees will all contribute to this worrying statistic and in a world where environmental pollution is a topic of worldwide concern, shouldn’t we be doing more to address this seasonal sin? Of…
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