Recycling Archives | Sussex Green Living https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/tag/recycling/ Sussex people inspiring a climate for change Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:36:25 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Communities take Action https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/communities-take-action/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:37:38 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=24774 You might be feeling the world is not making enough progress with serious action to address the climate and ecological crises, especially with attention being diverted to the energy and cost of living crisis. Crisis after crisis, hey! However, we are seeing a rising of communities coming together to show how being leaner and greener […]

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]]> Do you consider what happens to your waste? (First published in West Sussex County Times) https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/do-you-consider-what-happens-to-your-waste/ Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:28:34 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=23859 In West Sussex, 58.8% of an average household waste bin’s contents could have been diverted from general rubbish. Shockingly, 12.9% of the contents are items that could have been placed in kerbside recycling, and 40.5% is food waste. West Sussex County Council (WSCC) are asking us to reduce what we use, and re-use where possible. […]

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]]> Want less, Waste Less (first published in West Sussex County Times) https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/want-less-waste-less/ Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:15:59 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=23440 As mentioned in last week’s blog, a jolly band of Sussex Green Living’s recycling ‘wombles’ enjoyed a tour of Biffa Mechanical and Biological Treatment Facility at Warnham recently. And when I say ‘enjoyed’ I really mean it!  If anyone had told me even a few years ago that I would be excited about a tip […]

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]]> Go Greener Rudgwick Recycling by Fiona Sodha (first published in West Sussex County Times) https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/go-greener-rudgwick-recycling/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 06:00:44 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=22422 Go Greener Rudgwick (GGR) is a group of local volunteers who meet regularly to sort single use plastics that can’t be recycled at home, but can be left in the Rudgwick Youth Centre recycling bins. We work in conjunction with Sussex Green Living in Horsham to sort and box items to be sent to Terracycle, […]

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