What else can I recycle besides cans, glass clear bottles and Newspapers?

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I have three trash cans in my basement for these three things.
We give the cans to the church for money raised there, then the clear glass and newspapers are collected a few times a year.

What else can I do to recycle?

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If the world today is so keen on recycling, then why do they make it so hard to recycle?

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‘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?

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Is it more environmentally responsible to burn paper or recycle it?

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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?

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How can I better recycle my garbage?

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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?

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Where can I recycle my household waste in South London?

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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?

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