Recycling bins help save energy and valuable resources

Taking action on waste recycling is essential. We consume natural resources at an unsustainable rate and contribute unnecessarily to climate change. Each year we generate about 100 million tonnes of waste from households, commerce and industry.

Most of this ends up in landfill, where biodegradable waste generates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. And much valuable energy is used up in making new products which are later disposed of, also contributing to climate change. All this can change if every household invested in suitable recycling bins to recycle important and reusable resources. Did you know that putting waste into recycling bins is an excellent way to save energy and to conserve the environment, did you know that if the recycled the following items and put it into your recycling bin: -

• 1 recycled tin can would save enough energy to power a television for 3 hours.
• 1 recycled glass bottle would save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes.
• 1 recycled plastic bottle would save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 3 hours.

By having a recycling bin in your home can make a big difference to the overall level of materials and waste we recycle as it helps sort out the particular waste products into separate containers so we can recycle more, there are some popular types of recycling bins available.

Recycling bins - set of 3 bags

These recycling bin bags are prefect and exactly what you need to sort out your rubbish. These bags work really well - very spacious, don't leak, easy to clean and transport to recycling centre. The fact that they snap together and come apart is great for space and transportation issues and make a great recycling bin solution. The recycling of everyday materials is very important and these 3 bags can help you recycle paper, plastic and glass. Colour coded means the different materials can be easily kept separate and young children can also get involved as the bold colours are easy to recognise. Strong washable and reusable.

Recycling bin features and benefits

1. Three recycling bags of 40Litres capacity each
2. Labelled and colour co-ordinated for easy recognition
3. Recycle and help the environment
4. Strong wipe clean material

Some useful tips for Household recycling

Recycle bins.

Make sure you have a recycle bin in your home. Keep it in an obvious place so you won't forget to use it. Your local council should be able to provide you with a recycle bin that can be used for materials such as glass, paper, aluminium and plastic. There are a wide range of recycling bins available so you can now recycling virtually any household rubbish.

Household Recycling

Recycling in and around the home can be easy when you know how. By thinking carefully about what products you buy at the supermarket and how to recycle them is the first step towards efficient recycling.

Find ways of recycling different materials

Many materials can be recycled, such as paper, plastic, metal and glass. Other items such as furniture, electronic equipment, building material and vehicles can also be recycled but many people don't often think to do so.

Buy products that can be recycled.

When shopping at the supermarket, buy products that can be recycled easily such as glass jars and tin cans.

Buy products that have been made from recycled material.

You can tell if a product is eco-friendly by looking at the label on the packaging.

Avoiding buying hazardous material.

It is difficult to recycle products that contain hazardous waste. Try to find safer alternatives to household cleaners and buy non-toxic products whenever possible.

You can choose from a wide variety of recycling bins from home recycle.

Recycling bins are an important starting point in the recycling process.

Recycling bins are an important starting point in the recycling process. Recycling involves processing used materials (waste) into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virgin production.

Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" waste hierarchy. The humble recycling bin is by far one of the most important starting points for the recycling process.

Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, and electronics. Although similar in effect, the composting or other reuse of biodegradable waste – such as food or garden waste – is not typically considered recycling.

Materials to be recycled are first put into the correct bin in the recycling bin, which is then picked up by your rubbish truck which is then sorted, cleaned, and reprocessed into new materials bound for manufacturing. In a strict sense, recycling of a material would produce a fresh supply of the same material—for example, used office paper would be converted into new office paper, or used foamed polystyrene into new polystyrene. However, this is often difficult or too expensive (compared with producing the same product from raw materials or other sources), so "recycling" of many products or materials involves their reuse in producing different materials (e.g., paperboard) instead. Another form of recycling is the salvage of certain materials from complex products, either due to their intrinsic value (e.g., lead from car batteries, or gold from computer components), or due to their hazardous nature (e.g., removal and reuse of mercury from various items).

The use of a recycling bin also plays an important part in helping to reduce carbon emissions. Recycling reduces the need for extracting (mining, quarrying and logging), refining and processing raw materials all of which create substantial air and water pollution. As recycling saves energy it also reduces greenhouse gas emissions, which helps to tackle climate change. Current UK recycling is estimated to save more than 18 million tonnes of C02 a year – the equivalent to taking 5 million cars off the road. Recycling uses less energy and produces less pollution than making things from scratch.

For example:-

Making Aluminium cans from old ones uses one twelfth of the energy to make them from raw materials.

For glass bottles, 315kg of CO2 is saved per tonne of glass recycled after taking into account the transportation and processing.

Making bags from recycled polythene takes one third the Sulphur Dioxide and half the Nitrous Oxide, than making them from scratch.

There are many different types of recycling bins available and http://www.homerecycle.co.uk offers a wide range of solutions for homes and kitchens alike.