On average, each household in Crawley produces around one tonne of waste every year which can cause problems such as overfilling at local landfills, not to mention the significant costs to the environment.
A large percentage of this waste is unnecessary therefore it is important to reduce the amount of waste we bring into our homes, and to reuse items that we could potentially throw away.
There are many different and inventive ways to reduce and reuse waste, to find out how, please view our handy hints and tips page.
Other initiatives to reduce and reuse your waste:
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Bewbush Scrap Store: is a local initiative that recycles old materials like cardboard, buttons and paper to be used by children’s groups, drama groups and church groups for art projects. To find out more on how to donate your unwanted items and opening times please visit the
Bewbush Scrap Store page.
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Home Composting is an extremely efficient way to recycle your organic kitchen and garden waste and can reduce the amount that you throw away by up to 30%. As well as this, the compost produced provides a nutritious food for your plants and vegetables. To find out more about how to make compost and where to get a compost bin, please visit out
Home Composting page.
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Real Nappies: Nappies make up as much as 4% of Crawley’s waste and many contain plastic parts that will never decompose. There are however alternatives such as cotton nappies that are much friendlier to the environment. To find out more about how you can receive two FREE real nappy starter packs worth up to £100, please visit our
Real Nappies page or visit
http://www.bettertomorrows.org.uk/page/initiatives/18/ .
