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National Battery Day

National battery day falls annually, every February 18th. Quite obviously, the purpose of National Battery Day is to bring recognition to the humble battery. As well as to help others reflect on how different our lives would be now without them. This brief article aims to shed light on the history of battery power, as well as to help raise awareness for correct battery disposal. How does a battery work? In short. A battery converts the chemical energy of its individual components into electricity by bringing them together in a specific order. When done correctly, electrons travel from one substance… Read more

The Myths of Recycling

Why should we recycle? We can all make a difference to the environment we live in by recycling. By simply changing the way you throw away your waste you cab help to reduce the use to use more natural resources and decrease the need for more landfills! Not only this, recycling saves a lot of money and reduces the need to consume and product more waste. Sounds easy right? It is! There is many myths surrounding recycling and what you can and cannot recycle. We have decided to give the real answers about the biggest myths to recycling to make… Read more

A Christmas Tale

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We write today with a story on how we managed to save Christmas for one of our customers. As we all know. The festive period is hectic, and stock levels are very hard to predict. This is why this enquiry was particularly difficult to resolve. We were approached by our customer early December regarding the availability of a wheelie bin suitable for domestic/indoor use. Although this sounds like a strange request. Our customer told us of how their young son had only asked Santa for a wheelie bin for Christmas, to go in his room. As a family run business…. Read more

Macmillan Coffee Morning 2019

Last week we joined countless other people around the country in the world’s biggest coffee morning. Members of the Direct2U team brought in all kinds of cakes and collected donations to help raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Once all the cakes were in place, we all made our donations and tucked into an assortment of cakes, cookies, brownies, cupcakes and more. This raised £121.88 which was then matched by the Direct2U Community Fund, raising a total of £243.76 for Macmillan. Macmillan do incredibly valuable work taking the time to understand and support people who need to live their lives… Read more