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Don't bin it - FREECYCLE it !

Your unwanted items could be just the thing someone else may want, why not pass it on using the Freecycle network. All you need to do is:

• visit the Freecycle™ website;
• locate your local community;
• go to their web page, and
• click on the 'Join This Group' button

Freegle

Don’t throw it away – give it away on Freegle! You might not need that old sofa or wheelbarrow any more – but there might be someone just round the corner who does. Or if there’s something you’d like, someone nearby might have one.  http://ilovefreegle.org/

EcoBees

While keeping good stuff out of landfills is a clear priority, EcoBees do not just focus on this.  EcoBees have widened that scope to include reusing / recycling / giving anything (as long as it's legal and not weapons) and this includes swapping & sharing such as car pooling… but everything offered must be FREE!

• visit the EcoBees website www.ecobees.com

Join the Derbyshire Eco Challenge

..... and receive timely tips for reducing your waste.  Details available at the bottom of this page under 'Related documents'.

Food

Recipes to use up leftovers - Love Food Hate Waste campaign website  (external link)

Junk Mail

The Mailing Preference Service

Unsolicited and unwanted advertising or 'junk' mail wastes energy and resources. The Mailing Preference Service (MPS) helps UK residents reduce waste paper by removing their names from junk mail lists.

MPS is a non-profit organisation funded by the direct mail industry. Registering with MPS is free, and will stop most unsolicited advertising material addressed to individuals and delivered to their home address by post.

To find out more, and to register to have your name removed from direct mailing lists, either download the document in the related documents section or visit http://www.mpsonline.org.uk/

To stop unsolicited, unaddressed mail (addressed to occupier, householder etc.) being delivered by the Royal Mail, you can opt out of their Door-to-Door delivery service.

Please be aware that this may include some leaflets from central Government and local authorities. If you choose to use this opt out scheme, please make sure you find the most up-to-date information about your community by visiting our websites at www.south-derbys.gov.uk  and at www.derbyshire.gov.uk , or visit libraries and help points.

This Door-to-Door Opt Out will not stop mail which is addressed to you, or mail which is addressed to the Occupier with an address on it, such as electoral forms.

If you wish to opt out of receiving Door to Door mail items, please send or email your name and address to the address below:

Freepost RRBT-ZBXB-TTTS
Royal Mail Door to Door Opt Outs 
Kingsmead House 
Oxpens Road
Oxford
OX1 1RX

email: optout@royalmail.com

Washable Nappies

Did you know? Disposable nappies make up five per cent of total household waste.

In Derbyshire this equates to over 59 million nappies every year that take between 200 - 500 years to decompose in landfill sites.

Modern washable nappies are now available and have changed dramatically from old fashioned 'terry' nappies.

For further information on real nappies visit Derbyshire County Councils web site by clicking on the link below

http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/environment/rubbish_waste/real_nappies/

Derbyshire County Council operate an incentive scheme and will contribute £25 towards the purchase of a washable nappy system.

If you would like to try washable nappies but are unsure whether they are right for you, why not borrow a nappy lending kit?  For a small fee of £5 plus a refundable deposit of £100 you can borrow one of the eight nappy lending kits that we are offering.

There are currently two types of kit available, containing a different range of nappies, depending on how much you wish to spend.  The kits can be borrowed for up to two weeks, giving you ample time to try the different styles and makes on your child.

To hire one of the kits or for further information please contact Derbyshire County Council Waste Management  email: realnappies@derbyshire.gov.uk 

Foreign Currency, Inkjets/Toner Cartridges, Mobile phones

Age Concern and Help the Aged recycle mobile phones, toner/inkjet cartridges and foreign currency.

Top Tips! - Reduce, Re-use, Recycle - Reth!nk Rubbish

• Use refillable containers.
• Buy returnable milk bottles, not disposable cartons.
• Buy in bulk.
• Buy goods made from recycled materials.
• Buy goods with the minimum of packaging.
• Buy rechargeable batteries and low energy light bulbs.
• Avoid using disposable items: tissues, nappies, plastic plates & cutlery, dishcloths and serviettes.
• Avoid buying items which can not be recycled.
• Avoid using cling film and aluminium foil to store food. Use re-usable boxes such as margarine tubs.
• Complain to manufacturers and retailers when goods are over packaged or over priced when made of recycled materials.
• Compost all organic garden waste with kitchen peelings.
• Don't throw goods away before the end of their useful life.
• Refuse free newspapers by putting a sign on your door.
• Refuse carrier bags, use a re-usable shopping bag.
• Repair rather than replace household goods, where safe!
• Re-use envelopes, buy gummed labels.
• Use both sides of paper before recycling.

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