Recycle Week 2019 starts on 23 September. It’s an initiative run by the national government recycling campaign Recycle Now, that’s part of the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP). Rabbit Waste Management is proud to be an active member of WRAP. What is Recycle Week? Recycle Week encourages the public to focus on their recycling […]
The problems of waste and the environment are well-reported and growing. Issues around the hazardous by-products of landfills and the alarming problems arising from single-use plastics, clothing over-consumption and the difficult disposal of coffee cups have schools, communities, businesses and entrepreneurs striving to find innovations and strategies that will help improve how we treat our […]
Metals can form a large proportion of waste in skips. Old pipework from home renovation projects, furniture with metal frameworks, old bins, car parts and metallic home decorations are commonly found in skips. And while some items could be donated to charity or re-sold, fortunately, those that end up in a skip are not destined […]
Hardcore is low absorbency, solid material. Made of large aggregates such as construction waste, bricks, rubble, tiles, rock and gravel, hardcore often ends up in skips from construction and demolition projects.
Over the past few years, excessive packaging around Easter eggs has come under scrutiny. The cute little mascot of the season, the Easter Bunny, has a lot to answer for. As we all become more aware of our plastic consumption, how can we reduce our plastic this Easter? Avoid ‘flow-wrap’ and vacuum plastic Try […]
Whatever size skip you need, whether it’s a mini for a spring clean, or a 6-yard builder skip for a major home renovation, the rules about what can and can’t go into it stay the same. Most things can be safely disposed of in a skip. If you’re renovating your home or garden, rubble and […]
As a nation, we are getting better at recycling. But, while recycling is undoubtedly better than sending plastics off to landfill, the environmental benefits are increased when we find ways to reuse plastics instead. Refill plastic containers At The Refillery in Draper’s Yard, Chichester, you can buy dried foods and cleaners without any packaging by […]
As a nation, we’ve done pretty well at reducing our use of plastic bags, crucially since the introduction of the 5p plastic bag charge back in 2015. In fact, plastic bag usage dropped 80% following the introduction of the charge. It forced us to look at our plastic bag habits and to reuse plastic bags […]
The plastic crisis our world faces continues to make the headlines. This month, BBC 1 showed a powerful documentary, Drowning in Plastic, emphasising the devastating impact plastic is having on the environment. Until radical and sustainable solutions are found to overcome our reliance on plastics, there is more that can and should be done in […]
If you’re just finishing up a major home improvement project, chances are you have some opened tins of paints lying around. And while these can be useful to store away for future touch-ups, tins that are nearly finished or you just don’t need any more are best disposed of.
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