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NEW LOCAL RECYCLING ORGANISATIONS
 
www.freecyclers.org.uk log onto this website and put your unwanted items on the noticeboard, other users will contact you to collect the items for free. One persons junk is anothers treasure.
 
 
NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS PROMOTING RECYCLING
 
www.environment-agency.gov.uk  enormous website covering all aspects of waste production, disposal, controls, recycling.  Major source of facts and information.
           
www.wastewatch.org.uk  information sheets and worksheets for study of domestic waste, waste reduction , reuse and recycling
 
ORGANISATIONS PROMOTING THE PRODUCTION OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS 
 
www.bioregional.com  promoting local recycling and buy-back of office and graphics paper.
 
www.londonremade.com promotes new recycled products made in London area
 
www.nrf.org.uk National Recycling Forum – wide selection of recycled products
 
www.recycle-more-glass.co.uk   information on new uses for recycled materials including glass
 
www.recycledproducts.org.uk guide to products available in the UK which contain recycled material compiled and maintained by Waste Watch
 
ORGANISATIONS PROMOTING RECYCLING
 
www.wrap.org.uk  Waste and Resources Action Programme, Government funded organisation to promote recycling and develop new products from recycled materials.
 
www.britglass.co.uk directory of bottle bank sites, information and advice on glass recycling.
 
www.Letsrecycle.com large website containing information about waste management and recycling, legislation, commercial information, as well as details of each of the main waste materials.
 
www.recoup.org promotes collection and recycling of plastics, lots of fun educational information.  Lists of products made from recycled plastics
 
www.cashforcans.co.uk  fun site with information about aluminium can recycling
 
www.ppic.org.uk information on timber, paper and woodpulp, recycling of paper
 
www.save-a-cup.co.uk  Save-a-cup scheme, not for profit company recycling polystyrene vending cups.
 
www.remade.org.uk Remade Scotland is involved with developing markets for recycled materials – sections on paper, plastics, glass, wood, organics.
 
www.fonebak.com  how to recycle your old mobile phone
 
www.recycledpaper.org.uk information about paper collection and processing
 
 
PRODUCTS MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS
 
www.remarkable.co.uk  manufacturer of recycled stationery, using only recycled and sustainable products including plastic cups, waste tyres, computer printers, paper and packaging waste.
 
www.shu.ac.uk/business/ttura/intro.  Ttura is a new material made from 85% recycled glass combined with resin.
 
www.paper.org.uk list of paper mills who produce recycled paper, fact sheets on recycled paper products.
 
www.upm-kymmene.com  one of the major international paper companies which produces recycled newsprint and papers.
 
www.linpac-recycling.co.uk  details about the different plastics this company recycles.
 
www.yellgroup.com  how to recycle your telephone directory
 
www.greenshop.co.uk At the Green Shop we encourage our customers to live lightly on the planet by providing sustainable and low impact products for their homes – online purchasing.