Blog — February 2020
To recycle or not to recycle: How to avoid unnecessary landfill waste
Over the past ten years, natural disasters, record-breaking temperatures and rising sea levels have brought people and governments around the world face-to-face with the severe consequences of climate change. As a result, people are now more aware than ever before negative impact they can have on the environment. For the majority of us, doing the best thing for the environment means reducing the amount of waste that ends up at landfill. Research from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs* found that the UK produces 230m tonnes of waste per year – equivalent to 1.1kg per person every day....