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Eat your food, don't bin it

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Food recycling

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Next up in our low waste app series is @olio.app - helping communities share food, save money and fight food waste 🍏 On the app you can offer your unwanted food to neighbours or browse what's available to pick up for free locally. Stay tuned for more handy app recommendations that make low waste living easy ♻️ #lowwaste #zerowaste #foodwaste #londonrecycles
Big plans for the bank holiday weekend? You might want to head down to your local Library of Things! Whether you're staying in a for a movie night or finally tackling the garden weeds, they've got loads of useful things to rent. Why rent? Not only is it more cost effective for one-off activities, but it helps avoid clutter and reduces the amount of unwanted stuff chucked away. #sharingeconomy #rent #lowwaste #zerowaste #bankholiday
Barbeque season is officially here ☀️But remember, disposable bbqs are not recyclable! ❌ When they've cooled down, put them in the rubbish bin. #londonrecycles #recycling #recyclingtips
Ever wanted a way to make low waste living easier? Over the next few weeks, we're sharing our recommendations for apps that make recycling, reusing and repairing nice and simple. To kick off, here's one we're big fans of 👉 the Scrapp app is designed to help you take the guesswork out of recycling. Simply scan the barcode of a product to see how to dispose of it the right way💪 Stay tuned for more handy app recommendations that make low waste living easy 👀 #lowwaste #zerowaste #recycling #londonrecycles
With #MendItMay and two bank holiday weekends, it's gearing up to be a busy month in the repair world with loads of workshops and events happening across London. Check out our top picks this month and contact the tagged event hosts with any questions. Happy mending! 🔧 #repairevents #repairlondon #repair
Congratulations to everyone taking part in the London Marathon today! 🎉 Nothing like running 26.2 miles to spur on a trainer repair. Here's our roundup of top spots in London to give your trainers some much needed TLC 👉 #repair #londonmarathon #trainerrepair #sneakerrepair
🍌Did you know that the food we chuck away can become renewable energy? By recycling food waste, we can unlock a huge amount of clean energy that can be used for charging phones, heating homes and lots more. Check our services at a glance webpage to see if your council offers food waste recycling and what items can and can't be recycled - see link in bio 🔗 #foodwaste #earthday #ourplanetourpower #foodwasterecycling
Did you know that the aluminium foil that Easter eggs come wrapped in is infinitely recyclable?That means it can be reused again, and again, and again, and again (etc) helping save energy and materials needed to create new foil. Before throwing your Easter egg foil (or any foil) in the recycling, scrunch it into a tennis ball size to make sure it can be properly processed at the recycling centre. Nice one! #easterrecycling #easter #eastereggs #londonrecycles #recyclingtips #lowwaste
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Business recycling

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