We all have a responsibility to do our bit towards saving the environment and recycling is one of the easiest and most effective ways of doing this. 

Your local council provides you with recycling containers which you can use to recycle certain items. To find details of when these kerbside collections take place and what items they cover, visit your local council’s recycling page.

 

For the items that your kerbside collections don’t cover, you can visit any of the recycling centres in Essex. These centres allow you to recycle products such as electrical equipment. They also enable items such as furniture and bicycles to be reused, as long as they are in working order. For the list of items that can be taken to the centres, visit our A-Z guide on waste. 

 

The following are just some of the ways that recycling can help to save the environment:

 

By recycling goods instead of throwing them away, we can reduce the burden on landfill sites, which is good news for the environment as it means a reduction in greenhouse gases.

 

Using recycled materials in the manufacturing process can significantly reduce the amount of energy required. This is just another way in which it is good for the environment.

 

By recycling, we are reducing the need to extract, refine and process raw materials. This not only preserves many valuable natural resources, it also reduces air and water pollution.

 

Current UK recycling initiatives are estimated to save around 18 million tonnes of CO2 every year. By recycling even more, we can increase this number considerably.