A WishCycler
I love this expression as it indicates that we would all love to do the right thing but practicality and life just gets in the way. People always tell me that life on the eco friendly runway is expensive but I can promise you that if you invest in a little time it really does payoff.
My journey started in 2019 when I decided to take part in the #plasticfreejuly challenge hoping to see that changing my shopping habits could reduce my household waste that the council would need to take away and dispose of in god know where these days. What I found on this journey was a huge saving in my pocket, waste reduction from food waste, recycling waste and black bin waste. When I talk to people about this I usually get brushed off because people want to do more but the wasteless life style has a reputation of being difficult and expensive.
On the difficult side of reducing your waste I found that just changing one thing at a time helped my household change many over time. We are still not 100% plastic free at times because some products are not available unwrapped but reducing waste is 100% happening in our home. Check the labels on your purchases see if they can be put into your green bin.
My council Wychavon District Council are a very proactive council in deed and over the next few posts I would like to highlight what can be recycled and what should not be put in your green bins in our district.
Why would you need to know this ?
It is everyone's planet and we all need to work together as a team to help it become a healthy planet for our children. One person cannot change or influence much but there are 335000 homes in the Wychavon district alone that could prevent millions of tons of waste reaching landfill due to not being educated on what contaminates a green bin waste
Every home in our district was delivered a magazine that may have reached their recycling bin before being read. So I thought i would do a few posts to help circulate their Wishcycler message again.
Lets start with Glass recycling!
What's What????
Mixed Glass, Bottles & Jars are the only items that can be recycled in the green bin as they have the correct melting points to be able to repurpose it glass type use.
Many glass items cannot be put in your green bin therefore they must be put into your black bin waste.
These are drinking glasses, glass vases, pyrex cookware, glass cookware, light bulbs, nail varnish bottles and window glass or mirror glass. If you have access to a household recycling centre these items may be able to be recycled there.
If you still have your copy of the magazine please take a read, it is very informative and highlight a lot we are all doing incorrectly as a househole.
Over the next few posts I will bring in more do's and don'ts with your recycled waste.
More information can be found EnviroSort | Severn Waste Services
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