DAY 5! ☕ Possibly the most popular small step Hands up ✋ if choosing a reusable cup is your small step this July? #SmallStepsBigDifference #PlasticFreeJuly plasticfreejuly.org/campaigns/smal… pic.x.com/uICrW7OYIt

Learn all things fruit and veg from #BestBefore dates and labelling to packaging and storage from our food expert Jackie on @FoodUnwrappedTV at 8pm tonight on Channel 4 🍅 🥕 🥔 Here's a reminder about date labels and what it means for you 👉 bit.ly/LFHWDateLabels…

Have you made any changes yet for #PlasticFreeJuly?

While we are 'wheelie' impressed at the perfect fit of this toy in a recycling bin - it's a classic case of #Wishcycling Toys aren't collected as part of household collections, so they shouldn't be put in your recycling ❌ Find out what to do with toys: bit.ly/RecycleNow_Toy…

Day 18 of #PlasticFreeJuly Great idea to prepare your own snacks at home to take out during the summer months.

DAY 19! Plastic can hide in many corners of the bathroom. Good news! They are also some of the easiest plastics to reduce. #PlasticFreeJuly #SmallStepsBigDifference pic.x.com/RbAG0VMaSV

DAY 20: Reducing plastic with pets doesn’t have to be Ruff! 🐶 Consider choosing toys made from wood, natural rubber, hemp, using shampoo and conditioner bars and using a pooper scooper. Discover more ideas: plasticfreejuly.org/get-involved/w… #PlasticFreeJuly #SmallStepsBigDifference pic.x.com/rVc3g9kp7G

Repeat after me. Never bin batteries - always recycle them separately from your household rubbish and recycling. Binned batteries can cause fires when crushed in bin lorries. Use our locator to find your local recycling points: bit.ly/3JIdTQ4

❌Never put batteries in the bin. ✔️Take any unwanted batteries to your local HWRC or designated #recycling point at a supermarket. #FirePrevention

#Batteries can be hidden in many electrical items. ❌Never put batteries in the bin. ✔️Remove batteries from electrical items (if it's safe to do so) and #recycle the device and battery separately. If you're unable to remove the battery, recycle it together with old electricals.

If you have #composting questions and planning to go to Millom and Broughton Show this Saturday, 26th August, pop along and see the #MasterComposters to answer and composting questions. #Cumbria #recycling

Could you buy NOTHING NEW for 30 days? Join 000's of people doing #SecondHandSeptember ➡️ oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/s… A Oxfam campaign to encourage more reuse with a focus on clothing. And as you can imagine we love it. Free #reuse➡️ilovefreegle.org/mobile

Usually, #books cannot be #recycled at home. This is due to the glue that binds the pages. 📕 Instead, why not pass them on to someone else, donate them to a charity shop, sell them online or at a car boot sale? bit.ly/RecycleNowBooks #Recycle

This year is Recycle Week’s 20th anniversary, we will be launching: #BigRecyclingHunt Download our toolkit to get involved during and for ways that you can support #RecycleWeek 2023: bit.ly/RecycleWeek23T… Thank you for your support and watch this space for updates! WRAP NGO

❗️Never put batteries in the bin. Take unwanted batteries to your local recycling centre or a collection point in a supermarket #FirePrevention #DontBinBatteries

This #ZeroWasteWeek, why not head to a Repair Cafe and breathe new life into a broken household item? Find your local cafe here: ow.ly/U9mf50PIIjV (Type "repair" into the search bar!) Find other ways to reduce #waste here: ow.ly/XOrt50PIIk5

Did you know there are lots of wonderful creative scrap stores around the UK? A fabulous resource for the community and it keeps lots of useful, creative stuff from going to waste. Find one (hopefully) nearby to you here via Reuseful UK directory reusefuluk.org/scrapstores-di…

#Reuse large plastic bottles as homemade planters. These veg-heads are decorated & filled with vegetable seed for homegrown hair! It’s a lovely project to do with children & saves money on expensive garden containers. #OrganicSeptember #thriftythirty Soil Association @organicUK

Great ways to use old crockery. #reuse #SecondHandSeptember

Cumbria residents encouraged to recycle their metal packaging MetalMatters Alupro UK spnews.com/cumbria-reside… #metapackaging #recyclability #foodpackaging #sustainability #circulareconomy #recycledmaterials #resourceefficiency #aluminium