Posts Tagged ‘newspapers’

‘Always recycle,’ my city says. I would like to recycle my newspapers and bottles, but there are virtually no recycling things of any kind within a mile of my flat. Do you think cities are contradicting themselves in that way?

I have a wood burning fireplace and am trying to figure out if it makes more sense to recycle the paper I have laying around (junk mail, newspapers, scrap, etc) or to burn it in the fireplace when I have a fire going?
If I am using a fireplace to help heat my house…is it better to burn paper rather than recycle in lieu of turning on my oil based heater?

Right now, newspapers get burned and cans get recycled but everything else goes in the garbage.
Is there a better way to split up things and where can I recycle glass, plastic ect?
Do all recyclable items have the recyclable sign on them, or just most of them?

I live in zone 2 south-west London, but am finding it hard to find out where I can effectively recycle more of my rubbish. I don’t have a car, so I was wondering what services there are available other than the bin man and the lorry that takes away my newspapers etc?

I have already bought environmentally friends AC units and other things for the home, I recycle newspapers, clear glass bottles and aluminum cans. Those things are recycled in my area.

As a home owner I tend to look at the price tag and also ways to save money. I even tend to buy degradable trans-bags to help the garbage in my area since the bags I have used will take 1,000 of years to degrade due to the plastic used.

I make sure the lights are off when I leave and I have the temperature at a setting I can handle. What else can I do to save money and the environment at the same time. Am I missing something?
We currently don’t have a recycling company to pick up anything but clear plastic at this time.

I am located in Kansas-