REDUCING WASTE

Recycling waste helps to conserve energy, which is vital to slow down global warning. By extracting raw materials from the earth, environmental damage is caused. This can be helped by recycling our waste, and more importantly REDUCING the volume of it.

The three key areas to consider regarding waste are :-

Minimising, re-using and recycling

To minimise waste the local authorities could plan to introduce education and awareness campaigns, thus achieving a significant and lasting reduction in household waste.

Re-using. Not all waste can be re-used, but domestic goods may be given to charity, sold in jumble sales or even car boot sales. Local authorities actively encourage this process by supporting facilities to repair and re-use goods.

Recycling is the processing of waste to produce a usable product. Devon already recycles 13% of its household waste, but recyclable materials are still using up landfill space. District councils can collect separated recyclables from doorsteps, enabling them to be reprocessed almost immediately.