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Can you fix it with us?

Handy around the house? Could you be a fixer at our Repair Fairs?

Easy ways to wear clothes to last

Emily Southcombe explains how to wear clothes to last – both by buying second-hand and also by repairing and upcycling what you already own.

How to Repair and Reuse

Philip le Riche tells us about his lifetime of repairing all sorts of items, Restart Parties, and how you can learn to make repairs yourself.

10 Easy Ways to Reduce Food Waste

Caroline Wilson gives us 10 top tips on reducing food waste at home – cutting both our carbon footprint and our living costs at the same time.

Do you have items going into your non-recycling bin that you think could be recycled but are not currently collected by the council?

Baby food pouches, batteries, candles, takeaway coffee cups, crisp packets, milk cartons, printer cartridges….. There is a surprising amount of things that do not need to go to landfill. Use our recycling map below to see where you can take your recyclable rubbish in our local area. And if you like the map, there is a downloadable poster for you to share to your colleagues or in your window perhaps, to help spread the word!

The map

Click on the small arrow in the top left hand corner to see the list of recyclable items.

Click top right hand corner to see large map

missing recycling spots? Let us know!

What about Reuse?

Do you have items that you no longer need that could be used by others? As well as making use of any charity bags dropped through your door, or taking items to charity shops when they are accepting donations, why not also check out the below sites for ways to pass them on locally, or our page on repair and reuse for further resources.

Recycling Map Poster for download

Recycling challenge poster (2)Download

Recycling right

‘Sorted by machine’ sounds easy but it’s not because we include all sorts of things in what we put out for recycling that hamper the process and spoil the end product. Along with a lot of other households in St Albans and its villages, I could do better.