One of the added benefits of moving home is having the chance to go through all your belongings and get rid of things you don’t use anymore. Here are our tips on what you should throw out from your kitchen so you can move into your new home with a fresh, clean slate.
Summer is over, and the darker evenings and colder, damp weather are a sure sign that autumn is with us. It’s a good time to get all those jobs finished off around the home, and a good clean and clear out.
A national shortage of HGV drivers has resulted in councils in Sutton, Merton and Croydon, all of which are part of the South London Waste Partnership, having to incinerate recycling waste collected from some blocks of flats.
Now that the cold snap has ended and the pancakes have been eaten, it should escape nobody’s notice that spring will soon be upon us – and that means it’s time for some spring cleaning.
Without leaves and foliage, now is a great time to assess your garden, as you can clearly see the landscape and what you want to change or update. You can decide on a planting plan and research what plants you want to introduce to your garden in time for a gorgeous spring bloom.
The Countryside Alliance has announced that it will be monitoring waste disposal closely over the coming weeks, with the UK plunged into its third lockdown as a result of the pandemic, because restrictions on waste disposal centres, tips and recycling centres could potentially see an increase in fly-tipping incidents.
Homeowners have vented their fury at shameless fly-tippers after a 16ft high mountain of rubbish was deposited in the middle of their residential street. Waking up on the morning of Wednesday 13 January to discover the pile of waste had been left on their doorsteps.
Recycling centres and commercial rubbish clearance professionals can recycle and reuse more waste than ever, and more stores are becoming mindful of the need to remove the use of packaging and products that cannot be recycled.
While the pandemic has certainly been difficult for us all, it seems that there has been one silver lining to be found in all the furore and that’s the increase in recycling rates around the country that has been seen since March, driven by the lifestyle changes made necessary by the coronavirus crisis.
We’re all having to adjust to a new way of life as a result of the coronavirus crisis, however temporary this may be, and this means making a few sacrifices in some areas – such as keeping waste at home for the time being because all tips around the country have had to close in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.