Tag: recycling
People could make us much as £3700 from their ‘junk drawer’, claims Backmarket
A nationwide study has revealed that the average house has at least one messy drawer or cupboard in their home, with 52 percent admitting they feel ASHAMED when someone stumbles […]
Half of adults now shopping more sustainably, survey shows
A poll of 2,000 adults found 47 per cent are now choosing more sustainable ways to shop compared to last year – giving rise to the ‘recommerce economy’ of recycling, […]
Up to 8 in 10 households still failing to recycle simple items, survey reveals
A study of 2,000 adults found a quarter don’t feel educated enough about what they can, and can’t, throw away or the impact this could have on the environment. Only […]
Average Brit will recycle almost quarter of a million items over lifetime
A study into 2,000 people found the average person will put 16,380 plastic bottles, 15,397 cardboard boxes and 12,448 yoghurt pots into their recycling bin over the typical adult […]
Top 30 Green tasks Brits most enjoy – Recycling tops list
Brits actually enjoy being green and get satisfaction from flattening old cardboard boxes for recycling, using a bag for life when shopping and upcycling. That’s according to a new study […]
Online packaging putting strain on UK’s recycling system, claims study
The UK’s recycling system is “struggling to cope” with a huge increase during lockdown – thanks to online delivery packaging. The study of 2,000 adults found a third have seen […]
7 out of 10 adults aren’t sure what they can recycle
Seven in 10 adults still aren’t sure which household items they can recycle, according to a study. Researchers who polled 2,000 adults found almost three quarters find the recycling symbols […]
Brits throws away nearly 250 plastic bottles each a year
The average Brit will get through 242 plastic bottles, 109 single-use coffee cups and 209 crisp packets each year. A survey of 2,000 UK adults revealed the typical person’s annual […]
Millions of unwanted fidget spinners to be sent to landfill once craze is over
They may be the scourge of teachers everywhere, but Britain’s kids (and quite a few adults) have succumbed to the fidget spinners craze that’s swept the world. But, and I […]
