Around 50% of a typical household bin's contents can be recycled - and another 20-30% can be composted. Yet currently around 85% of our annual household waste still ends up in landfill sites.

The mixture of different materials accumulating in landfill sites often leads to surrounding land and water supplies being polluted. The combination also produces toxic gases, predominantly methane, one of the most potent of all greenhouse gases.

By recycling waste instead of just binning it, we not only reduce the volume of material sent to landfill but also reduce the amount of energy used to manufacture new products from raw materials.

Recycle what you can't reuse Recycle your glass bottles and jars or find out more > Recycle your metal cans and tins or find out more > Reuse and recycle your plastic bottles or find out more > Recycle your waste paper or find out more > Make best use of your council's household recycling scheme or find out more > Buy recycled products or find out more > Refill or recycle your empty printer ink cartridges or find out more > Recycle or compost your waste cardboard or find out more > Buy recycled toilet paper or find out more > Recycle your household waste at your local recycling banks or find out more > Reuse or recycle your waste paper in the workplace or find out more >

Search the shop for... (enter product name)   Or browse products in one of   our popular categories... - - choose a category - - Bathroom Composting equipment Energy-saving gadgets Kitchen Laundry Lights, lamps and candles Low-energy light bulbs Outdoor lighting Rechargeable batteries Recycling equpiment/bins Solar chargers Solar panel kits Stationery and cards Water-saving devices Big Green Shop homepage The average Briton throws away their own body weight in rubbish every 7 weeks - yet 50% of this could be recycled. The more people make changes towards a greener lifestyle, the bigger the impact we all have on the environment. So spread the word!

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