REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
WHAT WE CAN DO- whilst we shop..
NEW Morrisons now offer recycling facilities for used Coffee Pods, Disposable vapes as well as Printer Cartridges, batteries and soft plastic packaging.
As well as soft plastic packaging Tesco, Kingston Park now offer recycling facilities for small hard plastic toys NEW. As well as batteries, inkjet cartridges, water filters and energy saving light bulbs. Also NEW you can recycle old used Children's books.
Boots Gosforth High Street, Kingston Park and Eldon Square Newcastle recycle Medicine blister packs. They also have recycling facilities for empty jars and tubes of makeup. With rewards.
SuperDrug and Tesco also do a makeup collection.
Do you have any other recycling tips?
WHY SHOULD WE REDUCE THE USE OF BLEACH IN OUR HOMES?
-Bleach (Sodium hypochlorite) is bad for the environment due to its toxicity to aquatic life.
-It has the potential to produce harmful compounds when it reacts to organic matter and it persist in the environment and becomes hazardous to ecosystems.
-It can kill bacteria in septic systems and disrupt the sewage treatment process.
- It can cause respiratory problems and when mixed with other cleaners can produce a toxic gas which, if inhaled, can be fatal.
- It can cause skin burns and eye damage.
-What should we do?
1. Stop using it.
2. Use infrequently and well diluted.
3. Use eco-friendly alternatives or old fashioned remedies like lemon and vinegar.
AMANDA COLLECTS ITEMS FOR RECYCLING.
Drug blister packs
Stamps with envelope frame
Foreign coins
Magazines
Gift bags
PAM COLLECTS OLD YARN TO REUSE
Unused yarn can be knitted into squares and donated to Pam. Pam crochets the squares into blankets to be given to her contact who donates them to Ukraine. She also accepts unused yarn.
FIND OUT ABOUT THE UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS, FISH DOORBELL . Amanda told us about this at the last meeting click here. visdeurbel@utrecht.nl . This site allows you to watch a live stream of migrating fish through the Utrecht canals. A service that operates from March. When enough fish congregate in the lock you can press a link which alerts the Lockkeeper to allow the fish through on their migration. An ideal activity to share with children.