It’s no secret that the UK enjoys a cuppa.
In fact, it’s estimated the British drink around 100 million cups of tea every day – almost 35 billion per year.
If you’re part of the majority and are looking for ways to make your brew more eco-friendly, switching to plastic-free tea bags is a great place to start.
Continue reading 15 tea bags that are plastic-free and deliciously eco-friendly
A common everyday material, paper has a myriad of uses for individuals and businesses alike.
But how do we recycle the product? What are the environmental benefits of recycling paper? Are there are any limitations?
Continue reading How paper recycling benefits the environment
Late night boozing left you with an influx of empty wine bottles? Party remnants piling up in your recycling bin?
Upcycling wine bottles and turning them into beautiful home ornaments are all the rage and, luckily for us, is a quick and easy trend to recreate. Turn your empty tipples into stylish wine bottle décor while doing your bit for the planet.
Palm oil is an infamous vegetable oil that is used in the production of many food, cosmetics, and toiletries.
Unfortunately, palm oil also has a huge impact on the environment, with its ties to deforestation and unethical production.
Continue reading A beginners guide to palm oil and its impact on the environment
Whether you’re upgrading your laptop, tablet or desktop, or simply looking to throw away a faulty computer, recycling your tech properly is incredibly important.
This guide will help you to prepare your computer for recycling and where to dispose of it correctly.
Wearing your paper hat and sharing a festive-themed joke is a classic pastime around many a Christmas dinner table. Despite concerns around their impact on the environment, here in the UK, we pull over 154 million Christmas crackers each year, proving that the snap of the season is here to stay.
Yet there are ways to ensure our Christmas crackers are more eco-friendly. Recyclable and plastic-free crackers are now easy to find in stores and online, while many people have even taken to making their own eco-friendly Christmas crackers.
Take a look at Forge Recycling’s favourite eco alternatives to Christmas crackers for you to enjoy this merry season.
Continue reading Five eco-friendly Christmas cracker alternatives this festive season
As Christmas rolls around and we begin to dig out the box(es) of decorations, you may find yourself longing for a fresh festive look.
Continue reading Six zero-waste Christmas decorations to make at home
As the season progresses and the temperature drops, you may start to find your car windows need a little attention before you head off to work in the morning.
In this blog post, we will delve into why one of the standard methods for defrosting a car window is terrible for the environment; offering some eco-friendlier alternatives for both the prevention of frost and defrosting once the ice has occurred.
Firstly though, let’s begin with the science.
Continue reading 4 ways to defrost car windows in an eco-friendly way
As parents, it’s crucial that we teach the concepts of reuse and recycling early on to our children, and what better way to do so than through fun kids’ craft ideas that reuse waste items?
In this blog post, we’ll explore four easy upcycling ideas for kids that they will love – from fairy houses to blossom-covered trees.
These upcycling ideas for children are perfect for a rainy day when you’re stuck indoors, need to keep the kids entertained, and want them to learn something.
Depending on your child’s age, you could boost the educational aspect of the projects by sitting with them and talking to them about the materials they are using — what their original purpose was, and why it’s important to consider every purchase carefully and reuse waste where we can.
Before we jump into the ideas, here’s a quick safety note. Please supervise your children at all times when crafting and help them, as required, when they are using scissors, glue, and other potentially dangerous items.
With that said, let’s get eco-crafting!
It is estimated that 2 million pieces of litter are dropped daily across the UK; a shocking statistic when you consider the size of our island and the number of people who must be dropping that litter.
Litter is unsightly, but that isn’t the only issue; it is also terrible for the environment.
Being a crime, littering can be reported in the UK so, in this blog post, we will explore what litter is, what the fine is for dropping it, and how you can report incidents of littering in your local area.
Firstly, let’s begin with the basics.
Continue reading How to report littering in Leeds & Yorkshire
