recycle-more - recycle-more's site links on subjects from aerosols and compost to landfill


Category	Company	Description

Aerosols	British Aerosol Manufacturers' Association (BAMA)	If you want to know anything about aerosols and recycling them, this is the site for you.

Batteries	British Battery Manufacturers Association	Everything you ever wanted to know about batteries! With a useful section on batteries and the environment highlighting current and future legislation.

Compost	Composting Association	A useful site for businesses or local authorities that want to know more about composting. It contains information on composting standards, surveys, and the latest composting news.

General	Do Change	The Scottish Executive's site, which shows that even small changes can make a big difference to Scotland's environment.

	National Statistics Office	This is the official UK statistics site. You can view and download a wealth of economic and social data FREE.

	Rethink Rubbish	This site gives the low-down on the growing problem of household rubbish in the UK and some quick and easy steps to help solve the problem.

	UK Energy Saving	The website gives information and tips on ways to save energy and also how to save money on household bills

	Reuze.co.uk	Contains lots of useful information about recycling a wide variety of products - from batteries and computers to televisions and cds.

	SustainableStuff.co.uk	Being ecologically aware is becoming more important than ever and more widely practised. We show you how.

	RecyclingExpert.co.uk	Looking to cut down on your family waste? You'll be amazed at how much you can recycle. We show you how.

	Vertualhouse	Built around the lives of an ordinary family, this site shows how easy being more environmentally and ethically conscious can be. The site shows areas of a normal family home and includes loads of tips and ideas for environmental living as well as links to other sites.

	Waste Aware Scotland	Waste Aware Scotland is a national campaign that aims to change public attitudes and behaviour towards waste. Local campaigns are being run across Scotland to increase waste awareness and encourage people to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

	Community Re>Paint	This is a network of paint reuse schemes across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The campaign collects leftover reusable paint from householders and redistributes it to those who need paint but cannot afford it.

	Global Action Plan	Global Action Plan is an independent environmental charity that provides practical advice and guidance on making small lifestyle changes that make a real difference.

	GLOBE	GLOBE is an international environmental education project for children. They collect information about their local environment and share it with the world via the database one the Internet. To date 104 countries are involved in GLOBE and over 400 UK schools, clubs and centres.

	Guide Me Green	Guide Me Green is a growing resource and provides information on organic, Fair Trade, environmentally-friendly, vegan and special diet food and non-foods near to where you live, work and shop. They also have an ethical directory that recommends everyday products that have been produced in an ethical way.

	The Green Providers Directory	The Green Providers Directory has links to hundreds of organic, green goods and services including renewable energy suppliers, fair trade clothing, gifts and gadgets.

	Reduce The Use	Reduce The Use provides information about the environmental issues affecting small businesses in the UK.

	Cartridge World	Refilling empty printer cartridges is one of the easiest ways to go green and help save our environment. Cartridge World specialises in refilling your empty cartridges, and it is often far cheaper than replacing your cartridge too.

	Tristar Toner	Offers Quality Recycled Remanufactured Laser Toner Cartridges for use in the Home and Office on Laser printers and faxes.

Glass	British Glass	Want to find out what happens to your glass bottles? This site tells you all you ever wanted to know about glass recycling in the UK.

	Glasspac	A glass packaging information resource for consumers, brand owners and the packaging industry. providing an inspiration zone, a chatroom and a FAQ section.

	Recycling Glass	A fun, educational website all about glass recycling. The history of glass is explored and there are fun interactive games - we like the sorting game!

Landfill	ENTRUST	ENTRUST regulates the landfill tax credit scheme. The site contains news from ENTRUST, regulatory guidance and corporate information. The site is of most use to those who already have some knowledge of the LTCS.

	Landfill Tax Credit Scheme (LTCS)	This site offers a basic introduction to the LTCS, explains whose eligible for funding and how it works. You'll also find LTCS statistics, news and have an opportunity to take part in topical debate with other stakeholders. It is maintained by ENTRUST.
Metals	ALCAN (Cash for cans)	An interactive and bright website, with lots of useful aluminium recycling information with details of how to start a 'cash for cans' scheme in your office or school.

	Can Crush	CanCrush UK distribute environmentally friendly can-crushing machines, which can be branded with your company details.

	Steel Can Recycling Information Bureau	Information about steel can recycling with an education section which gives the history of steel cans and answers your 'canny questions'. There are also educational resources for primary and secondary teaching.

NGOs & charities	British Red Cross	Recycle your used Inkjet cartridges & help raise funds for the British Red Cross, who receive £1 for every Inkjet cartridge returned. For freepost envelopes to return your cartridges, contact freepost@redcross.org.uk

	Cancer Research UK	Cancer Research UK is running the Big Ker-Ching Thing to raise funds in the workplace for research into cancer. Cancer Research UK will provide special bags and materials enabling people to turn their unwanted goods into money.

	Against Breast Cancer	Against Breast Cancer is collecting old mobile phones and both inkjet and laser cartridges to recycle and raise funds for research projects into breast cancer, diet, lifestyle and natural immunity. We can provide freepost poly bags, or boxes for larger numbers of cartridges.

	Capitalwastefacts	Capitalwastefacts, a website dedicated to explaining what is going on with waste across London.

	Envirolink UK	Provides environmental advice for small to medium size enterprises on a wide range of subjects including ecodesign, energy efficiency and health and safety. A useful site for businesses seeking environmental information.

	Association of Charity Shops	The Association of Charity Shops is the only member organisation dedicated to supporting charities who run shops as part of their fundraising activities. By pooling expertise and joining forces to promote common interests, they help members to operate their shops as effectively as possible. Members range from the largest national charities to locally based hospices. The site also contains a 'Shop Locator' to help you find your local charity shop, where you can donate unwanted clothing, toys, books and bric-a-brac for reuse and recycling while raising vital funds for charity.

	IT for Charities	An information site providing IT services for charities with a useful section about IT equipment recycling.

	London remade	A public funded programme which aims to develop the markets for recycled products. Also available, a free brokerage service to businesses.

	Re-Cycle	Re-Cylce collect unwanted bikes in the UK and ship them to Africa where they are refurbished and sold at affordable prices to local people who urgently need transport. Currently only operational in Essex, but hoping to expand to London in 2005.

	Recycling Consortium	Recycling advice for the Bristol and Avon area. A useful local website with an education area.

	ENCAMs	ENCAMs is an environmental charity, which aims to achieve litter free and sustainable environments. The website includes information on the Tidy Britain campaigns.

	EUROPEN	Europen provide information on packaging and the environment on a European level.

	INCPEN	Incpen research the social and environmental impacts of packaging. The website provides useful statistics and factsheets of packaging use in the UK.

	Waste Awareness Wales	Waste Awareness Wales is a campaign designed to encourage recycling and waste management throughout the community. The website contains advice for reducing and recycling your rubbish at home, at school and in the workplace.

	Waste Watch	Wastewatch is a national charity which promotes the reduction, reuse and recycling of waste. The site gives lots of information on waste issues and legislation. There is also a useful educational section.

	Envirowise	A government programme offering free, independent advice on practical ways to minimise waste and convert turnover into profit.

	Groundwork Environmental Business Services	Provides practical support, advice, information, and training to companies on environmental business issues.

	WWF	WWF is best known for its work to protect endangered species, but also works to protect precious habitats and campaigns against global threats to people and nature, such as climate change, deforestation and the use of toxic chemicals. WWF works with government, industry, educators and the wider public to seek sustainable solutions to our planet's problems.

	The Salvation Army Trading Company	The Salvation Army Trading Company specialises in textile recycling and reclamation as well as textile and used clothing collection, wiping cloth manufacturing and textile and clothing distribution.

	Homestore	Homestore offers a free collection service for furniture in East London. All the furniture is then provided at low-cost to people on low incomes and benefits in the area

Paper	Mailing Preference Service	Individuals and businesses can register online to stop receiving 'junkmail'.

	Yellow Pages	The Yellow Pages Directory Recycling Scheme aims to increase the number of Yellow Pages recycled throughout the UK. A search function allows you to find your nearest Yellow Pages recycling facility.

Plastics	British Plastics Federation	There are many uses for recycled plastic. Several suggestions can be found on this site, as well as detailed information about the British Plastics Federation.

	RECOUP	RECOUP is a charity established to further plastic recycling. Information is provided on setting up a plastics recycling scheme and how plastic is recycled.

	Save A Cup	Save-a-cup collect vending machine cups throughout the UK for recycling. The website provides information for businesses wishing to get their cups recycled.

Policy & regulation	DEFRA	The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. This has replaced the old Department of the Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food. Information on a wide range of environmental subjects can be accessed from this website, including consultation papers.

	Department of Trade and Industry	All the latest regulations, speeches and press notices concerning trade and industry. This site is less useful for browsing but excellent as a library for the latest legal and media views.

	DoE for Northern Ireland	Details of legislation and advice from Northern Ireland's Department of the Environment.

	Environment Agency	The Environment Agency regulate the environment in England and Wales, the website contains a wealth of environmental information, tools, resources and features, with the latest news on legislation and compliance.

	Environment and Heritage Service	The EHS is in charge of implementing the Government's environmental policy in Northern Ireland. It regulates Northern Ireland's packaging waste regulations.

	HMSO	View and order legislation online.

	Scottish Environment Protection Agency	The Scottish environmental regulator's website. Information is provided on environmental compliance and regulations. There is also a section on useful environmental data.

Recycled products	Buy Recycled	Run by the National Recycling Forum, the Buy recycled website lists companies selling recycled products. From office to home and gardening products.

	WH Smith Recyclable Cartridges	WH Smith sell recyclable inkjet cartridges both in their stores and online. When you buy a WH Smith own brand inkjet cartridge (which incidentally is made from the cartridges you recycle) you will find a FREEPOST envelope inside. Pop your used cartridge into the envelope and send the cartridge to Environmental Business Products to be recycled! To buy recyclable inkjet cartridges online, go to the PC Zone on the WH Smith website - click here

	WRAP	The Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP) website provides further information on buying recycled products and links to useful organisations.

	Recycled Promotional Products	A collection of printed promotional products, office stationery & corporate clothing all made from recycled, natural, sustainable & organic materials


Reuse Networks
	Freecycle	The worldwide Freecycle Network is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It was set up to pass unwanted items from one person to another for reuse. There is just one rule, everything must be free!

	Classifieds Shop 'freecycle'	A classifieds website, which is offering free advertising to anyone offering their unwanted goods for free.

	Free-Cycling UK	This site is here to help Recyclers meet to exchange items that would otherwise end up on a landfill site, whether it's a chair, a fax machine, piano, or an old door

	Give or Take	This is "ebay for free" run by a community recycling project based in Walthamstow encouraging local people in this area and Essex to reuse items which may otherwise have been thrown away.

	Green Giving	A not for profit site where parents/carers and organisations working with children can recycle children's clothes, toys, books and equipment for FREE.

	i-recycle	The aim of I-recycle is to provide a central point for people offering items that they no longer require or need.

	Recycle.co.uk	Don't take that unwanted item to the tip, post it on Recycle and find it a new home.

	Recycle Norfolk	Recycle Norfolk is a a forum for members to advertise their unwanted household items for other members to pick up and reuse

Textiles	Shoe Friends	Shoe Friends is a scheme that wants to recycle and reuse your shoes. It collects bags of shoes from schools and sends them to be reused in countries that are less fortunate than Britain.

	Staffordshire Textiles	Buyers and exporters of good quality second hand clothing and shoes.


Waste electronics	ActionAid Recycling	This company recycles inkjet / laserjet cartridges and old mobile phones. 80% of profits go to ActionAid's overseas development work in over 30 poor countries.

	The Thistle Foundation	An Edinburgh run charity which runs a recycling initiative for individuals & businesses to recycle their ink cartridges and mobiles. We collect the product free of charge and the charity receive the donation from the Recycling Co.

	The British Connection	At The British Connection we fully and securely remove all data from storage media prior to refurbishment in our service centre. Refurbished computers are then sent for re-use at educational institutes or export to third world countries

	EMR (Fridge recycling)	A good source of information about fridge recycling in the UK. With information on everything from reports on ozone depletion and recycling technologies, to the latest guidance notes.

	Environmental Business Products	Environmental Business Products has been established for 10 years and is based in London with recycling operations in France, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Holland, Canada and Spain. To help raise money for charity they implement and manage recycling campaigns on behalf of numerous charities.

	ICER	The industry council for electronic equipment recycling provides the latest information on the WEEE directive and others. It also holds useful contact details of IT recyclers and refurbishers.

	Money to Schools	A programme set up to raise money for schools through the collection of empty laser and inkjet cartridges.

	theinkbox.com	Send you old ink-jet cartridges to theinkbox.com and receive a cash reward. To receive a freepost envelope please email your name and address to michelle@theinkbox.com

	Re-cyclers.com	Toner and printer cartridge recycling for schools. The company pay cash for used cartridges, and operates nationwide

	Recyclingappeal	The recycling appeal raises funds though recycling empty inkjet or laser toner print cartridges and old or unwanted mobile phones. The scheme is open to anyone in the UK and you can register online.

	Lasertech	A scheme which offers customers a free collection service for their empty printer, fax and copier cartridges. Once the bins are full Lasertech will pay for the empty cartridges, offering customers the option to either save money for their business or donate a percentage of it to a Lasertech affiliate charity.

	Regional Electronics Initiative	Computer recycling in the Yorkshire area.

	Scouts Appeal	The Scouts Appeal is a scheme to collect used print cartridges and mobile phones for recycling, it is totally free for all Scouts groups and can boost funds considerably.

	Telecom Green	Telecom Green specialise in removing and recycling used telecom equipment.

Waste management	Shanks Waste Solutions	Shanks are a large independent waste management company, who can help businesses with their waste management and recycling.

	Waste Recycling	Waste Recycling is an independently owned British waste management company, which provides a range of recycling and disposal services for LAs and private commercial customers.

	Network Recycling	Network Recycling is a national organisation delivering practical systems and research for waste and resource management.

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