How to Recycle
Golden rules for recycling
- Keep recyclable paper clean and dry.
- Invest a paper-only bin or box for easy separation from other recyclables and wet waste.
- Once you get the hang of it, start separating other recyclables too: plastic, cans/tins and glass as well as organic waste for composting.
- Encourage others to recycle!
At home
- You may want to have a few paper recycling bins around the house, space permitting.
- Decide what you will do with your recyclables – have it collected or drop it off?
- Make a difference to a school or community organisation and ‘deposit’ your paper in their bank.
- Don’t let the recycling pile get too big before you drop it off. Keep a box/crate in your car so you can do a weekly drop-off when you do your shopping or run other errands.
- Make family, friends and visitors aware that you recycle your paper.
At the office
- Place paper-only bins or receptacles for easy separation from other recyclables and wet waste especially in areas where there would be paper disposal e.g. at desks, photocopiers and printers and in communal kitchens.
- Mark recycling receptacles clearly and perhaps use a colour-coding system.
- Decide what you will do with your recyclables – have it collected or drop it off?
- Support a community fundraising programme.
- Support a local small business or informal collector with your recyclable paper.
- Make staff and visitors aware of the office recycling programme. It may take regular education and encouragement. Download some printable posters here.
At school
- Enrol in a school paper recycling programme which allows your school to receive funding for the paper that your school collects.
- Run regular awareness drives on recycling. Contact us for a presentation at your school.
- Ensure that there are a number of clearly marked, brightly coloured recycling receptacles or bins around the school grounds and in classrooms.
- Make visitors aware that you recycle your paper. Print our posters for your classroom.
