Directory of Waste and Recycling Resources

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Recycling involves processing used materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials and reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials.

Resources in This Category

• Asbestos Information Centre

  http://www.aic.org.uk/
  Independent organization providing information on how to manage asbestos-containing building materials. Includes details of past uses of asbestos and a list of trade names of materials that contained asbestos.

• Enlightened Lamp Recycling Ltd

  http://www.elr-ltd.com/
  Company based in Redhill, Surrey specialising in the treatment and recycling of fluorescent lamps, mercury and other hazardous waste, with a national collect and recycle service.

• Freecycle

  http://uk.freecycle.org/
  Matches people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them, keeping usable items out of landfills. Local group search, explanation and etiquette.

• GreenBoxDay

  http://www.greenboxday.co.uk/
  Offers to remind users by email or text to put our their recycling and other household waste on the correct day for collection by their local council.

• Keep Britain Tidy

  http://keepbritaintidy.org/Endingwaste/
  Information, publications and advice on waste reduction, reuse and recycling.

• Letsrecycle.com

  http://www.letsrecycle.com/
  Recycling and waste management news and information

• P V Surveys Ltd

  http://www.environmental-surveys.co.uk/
  Provide asbestos surveys locally in London, Sussex, Kent, Essex and nationally across the UK also offers training. Includes overview, services and meet the team.

• RECOUP

  http://www.recoup.org/
  National charity aiming to maximise plastics recycling in the UK, promote best practices and provide educational and training tools.

• Recycle Now

  http://www.recyclenow.com/
  Advice and ideas on recycling. Aims to promote recycling through campaigns.

• Recycle-More

  http://www.recycle-more.co.uk/
  Gives recycling information for business, schools and consumers.

• Recyclezone

  http://www.recyclezone.org.uk/
  Educational site dealing with the 3Rs; reduce, reuse and recycle. Besides information, it provides fun, activity, recycler and teacher zones.

• Recycling & Waste World

  http://www.recyclingwasteworld.co.uk/
  Magazine published weekly providing a source of information for the UK recycling and waste management industry.

• Recycling Guide

  http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/
  Provides tips and advice on how to recycle almost anyything. Includes news and readers' comments.

• Resource Futures

  http://www.resourcefutures.co.uk/
  Waste consultancy. Includes details of services, public sector and commercial projects, education and assisting charitable organisations.

• SnaffleUp

  http://www.snaffleup.co.uk/
  Online community and recycling site.

• Waste and Recycling

  https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/reducing-and-managing-waste
  Provides news and information on waste in the UK, strategy, legislation, what happens to it, controls and permits, and information for local authorities.

• WRAP

  http://www.wrap.org.uk/
  Organisation helping businesses and individuals reduce waste, develop sustainable products and use resources in an efficient way. The focus is on packaging, food waste, local authority collection and recycling systems.

 

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