Home improvements are the most common activity to generate a lot of waste, and it’s a lot easier to have the ability the dispose of everything at the kerbside or on your driveway than to take it all to the tip. Large items in particular can be hard to transport in a car, so skip…
They say that dogs are a man’s best friend, and it’s true that they are one of the best pets to show loyalty and love to their owner. However, an unavoidable reality of being a dog owner is dealing with their faeces. No matter how much you love your pooch, the simple reality is a…
We all have huge amounts of belongings in our homes, and the kitchen is probably the destination for most things we buy. Putting aside the thousands on food each year, there’s also all the appliances, crockery and so on. When the time comes to replenish consumables and replace worn items that have seen better days,…
Barnsley council provide several recycling centres for the use of residents needing to dispose of domestic waste in addition to their weekly refuse collections. Four Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Household Waste Recycling Centres are located around the local authority’s area in Barnsley, Goldthorpe, Penistone and Worsbrough Dale. The HWRC sites can be used throughout the…
Doncaster council have a responsibility to provide waste management services to Doncaster and their wider area. While most waste produced by residents goes into wheelie bins for collection, items that are not suitable for collection or excess waste can be taken to the nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) – the tip! Six Doncaster tips…
It’s very easy to see that a product is made of plastic, it’s a material that we see all around us every day. There can be no doubt at the way that plastics have helped innovate solutions for so many problems in life, but we now find ourselves looking for ways to reduce plastic use…
Bubble wrap is undoubtedly useful for companies shipping their products in the mail or through parcel delivery networks, but very damaging for the environment as a plastic that decomposes very slowly, if at all. What’s more the number of home deliveries has rocketed in the last few years thanks to the growth of online shopping…
Pillows are one of those things that give us a brilliant night’s sleep or a terrible night’s sleep depending on how comfortable you find them. When you’ve found one you like, it’s tempting to keep it forever, yet as Brits we’re terrible at maintaining good hygiene standards when it comes to bedding. When they reach…
I had a moment of clarity this week, and it wasn’t for the classic reason of alcohol. My addiction has always been music, and I’ve amassed hundreds (possibly even thousands) of CDs over the years. I’ve also got DVDs too, but to a much smaller extent. There are a few films I’ve bought, but on…