Author Archive: direct2u

Community Clear Up Day: Litter Picking

The Big Tidy Up – Community Clear Up Day is back and bigger than ever! This Saturday (21st March) is officially the first day of Spring and that is definitely something worth celebrating. Communities around the country are organising ‘Clear Up’ days on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st. What is a Community Clear Up Day? I hear you ask. Well, this is a national spring clean movement backed by the Government who’s aim is to spruce up the country’s high streets, parks, villages and other residential areas etc. Want to get involved? The first 300 community groups including schools, uniformed… Read more

16th March 2015 0

Do you recycle in the workplace?

Recycling in the workplace is still a relatively new thing. Whilst many of us know that we should be doing more to recycle, sometimes having the time to implement a recycling scheme can make us put it off. At Direct2U we have started to implement a recycling scheme in our workplace, but this got us thinking about what else we could do to make our office a greener environment. Before you implement a recycling scheme there are a few things to do first: Conduct a waste survey – see what types of recyclables you are throwing away so that you… Read more

18th February 2015 2

Red Wheelie Bin Hero

One man in Milton Keynes is using other peoples trash to create treasure for charity. Almost 10 months ago, George Thomson signed up to be one of the UK’s only public recycling collection points for Tassimo users. People in Milton Keynes and the surrounding area who want to recycle their coffee machines T-DISCS, outer foil packaging and more can drop them off in the red wheelie bin at Thomson’s home. Two terracycle points are earned from the weight of each piece of Tassimo waste he sends in for recycling and then each point is redeemable for a one pence contribution… Read more

6th February 2015 0

Waste Wednesday: Electrical Waste Management

Waste Management: Electrical and Electronics Welcome back to the third and final instalment of Waste Wednesday! This last post will cover Waste management of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Restriction of Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS). Directives aim to reduce the quantity of waste from such outlets and increase its re-use, recovery and recycling. The RoHS directive aims to limit the environmental impact of electrical and electronic equipment when it reached the end of its life. This is made possible by minimising the hazardous substances of legislation controlling hazardous substances across the community. Are you an… Read more

28th January 2015 0