Repeating Challenge
Use bin liners made from recycled material (e.g. Natural Collection).
Repeating Challenge
Take all your packaging back to the supermarket whence it came each week and ask the manager to recycle it.
One-hit Wonder
Contact your supermarket and ask them to use recyclable plastic bags for all their fresh produce that is put into plastic bags (eg. Sainsbury's fair-trade grapes come in a recyclable bag that looks identical to the non-recyclable bag that the regular grapes are put in, so why not use recyclable bags for it all?!).
One-hit Wonder
Contact your supermarket and ask them to use compostable trays for all their fruit and vegetables.
The Big Ask
Set up boxes in your church for recycling things that the Council often doesn’t deal with, such as foil and green bottle tops. Advertise around the community that the facility is there and find local ways to recycle them (eg. some hospices can use them to generate funds).
Think on This
Have a look at Recycle This for lots of interesting recycling tips and ideas.
Repeating Challenge
Buy your milk from the milkman and return your glass bottles.
Repeating Challenge
Recycle your kitchen waste by using a compost bin.
Repeating Challenge
Recycle your water by installing a water butt in the garden, using your washing up water on the garden and even installing a ‘grey’ water collection system (see Renewable Energy UK’s website for more information on this).
One-hit Wonder
Talk to your local Council about the recycling facilities they offer and encourage them to improve on them.
Repeating Challenge
Recycle any goods you no longer need/want by taking them to a charity shop. Why not consider reviewing the Salvation Army clothes recycling scheme? (MS Word Document, 64kb)
Think on This
Find out more about the role that churches can play in recycling at Earh Resources.