USE IT ALL

Proposals to reform the packaging producer responsibility system. These regulations set waste recycling targets for businesses responsible for producing packaging (like food containers). In particular, we’re seeking views on: changing how costs are managed to be consistent with “polluter pays” principles how we can use incentives to encourage the use of recyclable packaging making recycling labels mandatory on packaging setting new packaging waste recycling targets for 2025 and 2030 improving monitoring and enforcement of the regulations

Refilling and reusing old containers is a great way to reduce the amount of plastic and packaging we use. There are shops and businesses all over Suffolk offering refill services, ranging from household cleaning products to dried goods such as rice or oats and even loose-leaf tea and chocolate! Just click on the icons on the map to find a refill shop or see the table below. Please do contact the shops for more information before making a visit to check they have the items you want. It might sound obvious but don’t forget to take all the containers you need with you! Added: 23 September, 2023

East Suffolk Cleansing are responsible for removing litter and fly-tipping, or dumped rubbish, from public land. Public land includes roads, pavements, adopted passageways, council-owned car parks, parks and recreation areas, lay-bys, and so forth. There is no charge for this service.

Officers will clear incidents of fly-tipping on public land as soon as possible, with the majority of incidents being removed within 24 hours of reporting.

Excellent Blog by Tamara Green

Proposals to introduce a deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks containers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This would include drinks containers such as:   glass bottles plastic bottles cans   

It may sound obvious but recycling is something that we can and should all do. Here's a list of what can be put in your BLUE BIN. Do this and everyone benefits. But also think what could be re-used, re-paired, and re-purposed  Recycling in Suffolk » East Suffolk Council

Use It All is all about trying to reduce our individual carbon footprint. Terracycling is one of the things we can do. Terracyling is actually the name of a US company who specialise in recycling stuff that other systems find hard to process or turn into something else.

https://www.terracycle.com/en-GB  "Zero Waste Boxes" https://zerowasteboxes.terracycle.co.uk/pages/how-it-works   

Teracycling UK and Philips have got together in another waste saving idea, and you can get a discount too. How does it work?

1) Collect any brand of used dental care products at home  

2) Request a free shipping label from the Philips website

3) Send your dental care products, in a box or envelope, for recycling

4) Enjoy 10% off toothbrush heads on the Philips website using your discount code!   For more info click here

Gunton Warren area

"To ensure that household waste and recycling collections are prioritised, East Suffolk Council and East Suffolk Norse have taken the decision to temporarily suspend the bulky waste collection service...from Friday 22 January" Bulk waste is things like fridges, cookers, washing machines, TVs and the like. For full details follow the link below to the East Suffolk Council site. East Suffolk/Norse are trying to make sure our usual household bin collection service keeps operating, as they suffer from Corona-Virus absences and stretched resources.