Useful links
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General
Cumberlow Compost Services
A recycled product made from Hertfordshire's green waste. This website gives details of the Hertfordshire composting project and lists the places where the compost is on sale.
Buy recycled
From the National Recycling Forum, the website includes a database of over 1000 recycled products available in the United Kingdom.
Community Recycling Network
The Community Recycling Network (CRN) promotes community waste management in the UK - both as an effective way of tackling Britain's growing waste problem and as a way to build the social economy.
Freecycle
Freecycle is an international database with many Hertfordshire groups to join for items which can be re-used. Promote waste reduction by offering items that could be re-used, or search for re-usable items you may need in your local area.
Freegle
Freegle is an email list hosted on Yahoo! Groups that allows you to give stuff away when you need to get rid of it but don't want to throw it in the bin. Or save something from landfill by asking for it; perhaps someone has just what you need that they were about to throw away.
Hertfordshire Environmental Forum
A sponsor of WasteAware. The Forum stimulates environmental awareness and encourages involvement, activity and sustainability throughout Hertfordshire.
National Rethink Rubbish Campaign
This site gives the low-down on the growing problem of household rubbish in the UK and some quick and easy steps to help solve the problem. It contains a useful section on products made from recycled materials.
Mailing Preference Service
You can have your name removed from 95% of UK mailing lists by registering your details on this web site.
Real Nappy Association
The Real Nappy Association is the central source for information and advice on all nappy-related issues - for local authorities, the media, health professionals and individuals.
Real Nappy Campaign
The UK Real Nappy Campaign (Tel: 08458 500606) provides advice and details of all your local re-usable nappy contacts whether you want to wash your own or use a local laundry service.
Recycle Now
Recycle Now is a national campaign run by WRAP - you will find more info about recycling here
Slim Your Bin
The 'Slim Your Bin' campaign is a partnership between councils in the Anglia region providing information about recycling, composting, and ways to reduce you waste.
The Association for Organics Recycling
The Association for Organics Recycling works to promote the environmental and economic benefits of effective composting and compost use.
The Wastebook
A guide to recycling and sustainable waste management for businesses and organisations in London and South East England.
Wastewatch
A registered charity promoting action on waste reduction, re use and recycling.
Women's Environmental Network: Waste
Campaigning organisation, which represents women and campaigns on issues which link women, environment and health. This part of the website reports on waste issues.
Education
Alupro
Resources for Schools and top tips for successful collection projects from the UK Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation
Celtic Harmony
Promoting natural and cultural heritage education
Eco Schools
An international group of schools working towards education for sustainable development and a better quality of life for local and global communities.
It aims to make sustainable development a part of the life and ethos of the school and is designed to fit into the curriculum.
Environment Agency Education and Learning
Series of activities, case studies and projects from the Environment Agency
GlassForever.co.uk
Gives you information about glass packaging and how to recycle glass. Part of the national grid for learning.
RecyclingGlass.co.uk
A fun place to learn about glass recycling
Recycle-More
Aimed at both teachers and pupils who want to learn more about how we can tackle the growing problem of too much rubbish.
The Paper Federation of Great Britain
Resources from the National Training Organisation for Paper to help with effective delivery of the Science curriculum.
Waste Watch Education Services
Communication projects and campaigns ensures that the message of waste reduction, reuse and recycling reaches both young people and adults in effective, interesting and innovative ways. Includes a kids zone.
Business links
BREW
The Business Resource Efficiency & Waste (BREW) Programme provides advice and support to businesses on improving resource efficiency measures and minimising waste production.
Business Link - Assess your environmental compliance
Provides business advice on environmental compliance and regulations.
Envirowise
A government funded programme to help Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) reduce their environmental impacts and improve their profits.
National Industrial Symbiosis Programme
The National Industrial Symbiosis Programme facilitates links between companies from within the same industries and also across different sectors to create sustainable commercial opportunities and improve resource efficiency. From a waste perspective, companies with waste products are linked to those companies who may have a use for them.
NetRegs
NetRegs provides free environmental guidance for small businesses in the UK, including information on environmental legislation.
NowRecycle - refuse management products
Recycling bins, wheelie bins, composters and more to buy online.
Wastematters
Advice and networking on waste and recycling
Please be aware that whilst every effort is made to ensure appropriate content, WasteAware is not responsible for information shown on these websites.