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Waste less this Christmas

Save money and help the planet with these festive tips

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Recycle your Christmas tree

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Pointless Plastics

Tips and tricks to help create a cleaner, greener London

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Eat your food, don't bin it

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Recycling in London
📣 London repairers: want to help raise the profile of your business and get more Londoners mending their stuff? Get involved with Repair Week 2026! 👇 Since March 2020, Repair Week has given Londoners practical repair skills and encouraged greater use of existing repair services through a week of online and in-person activity across the city. This year, Repair Week is set to be our biggest yet! Don't miss out on the chance to amplify your business and engage with new audiences - get involved before Friday 13 February. 📧 Get in touch at hello@londonrecycles.co.uk 🔗 Download our partner pack for more info - see link in bio #repairweekldn #repairweek #repair #repairlondon
Not all wrapping paper is made equal! Amidst all the festivities, make sure you’re recycling your wrapping paper properly this year by using the scrunch test and removing all sticky tape and ribbons. And remember, glittery, shiny and metallic wrapping paper is NOT recyclable - so try our reuse tips to save it from the bin. #lowwastechristmas #londonrecycling #recyclingtips
After the frenzy of unwrapping, you may be left with a lot of gift and toy packaging to get rid of. This packaging is often mixed material, some bits will be recyclable and others not. Check out our guide to recycling packaging and check our Services at a Glance webpage if in doubt! #lowwastechristmas #londonrecycling #recyclingtips
🎄 Give your beloved Christmas tree a second life! Recycle your real Christmas tree so it can be transformed into chippings or compost and used to enrich the soil in your local park. Most councils in London will either collect your tree as part of your usual bin collection, or set up drop-off points. Check out our 'Recycle your real Christmas tree' webpage to learn more - link in bio 🔗 #lowwastechristmas #londonrecycling #recyclingtips
♻️🤠 There’s a new caddy in town - ready to wrangle food that can’t be eaten this festive season. For turkey bones, onion peel and eggshells, or if you’re no longer able to remix it into a new dish for the family to enjoy, the caddy’s your trusty sidekick. Use your caddy this December to recycle food waste and help power homes and produce biofertiliser that can grow more food for the future. #LoveYourLeftovers #FoodWaste
Did you know that 28% of all food wasted at home is fresh veg and salad? And that waste adds up. Save money this December by reviving cabbage in ice water, freeze the extras, and rustle up leftover-friendly dishes. If it can’t be saved, recycle in your food waste caddy to help power homes and produce biofertiliser. #LoveYourLeftovers
🧅 820,000 onions are wasted every day - enough to fill 5,900 shopping baskets. Weepy Jones is shedding more than tears. Freeze ’em, sauté ’em, stir ’em into warming winter dishes. And for the bits you can't eat? Send ’em to your food waste caddy to help power homes. #LoveYourLeftovers
🥕 3.5 million carrots are wasted every day - that's enough to fill a whopping 17,000 shopping baskets. Sheriff Redroot is layin' down the law: skip the peeling, give ’em a quick scrub, and rope leftover carrots into tasty treats like Festive Carrot Muffins or in hearty stews. If they can’t be eaten, send ’em to the food waste caddy to help fuel homes. #LoveYourLeftovers to save time and money this December.
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Reduce my waste

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Food recycling

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Business recycling

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