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Share your recipe ideas Please share your recipes with us and they might appear on the website, Facebook and Twitter. Please include as much detail as you can, including weights of ingredients, step by step instructions and cooking times. You can share general food tips online too. All submissions are checked by a member of our team before being published and we… Continue Reading Share your recipe ideas

Share your food hints and tips Please share your food tips with us and they might appear on the website, Facebook and Twitter. You can share recipes online too. All submissions are checked by a member of our team before being published and we reserve the right not to publish each hint or tip that is submitted. Thanks for helping others to… Continue Reading Share your food hints and tips

Tins and cans Food tins and drinks cans are made from steel or aluminium. Both of these items can be turned into new tins and cans again and again without any loss of quality. How are tins and cans recycled? After being collected from your recycling bin, your tins and cans are transported to a sorting facility, where they are… Continue Reading Tins and cans

Plastics Once your plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays have been recycled they could become a picnic bench, football shirt or children's toy. How are plastics recycled? After being collected from your recycling bin, your plastics are transported to a sorting facility, where they are separated from other recyclable materials like paper, cardboard, tins, cans and glass. The plastics are… Continue Reading Plastics

Paper and card Paper mills make a variety of papers from different recycled materials including; newspapers, cardboard boxes, writing paper, toilet rolls and tissue paper. In only seven days your newspaper could be recycled and made into next week's newspaper. How is paper and card recycled? After being collected from your recycling bin, your paper and card is transported to… Continue Reading Paper and card

Glass Once your glass bottles and jars have been recycled they become either more glass bottles and jars, or are ground up to be used in roads. How are glass bottles and jars recycled? After being collected from your recycling bin, your glass is transported to a sorting facility, where it is separated from other recyclable materials like paper, cardboard,… Continue Reading Glass

What happens to your waste You can find out more about what happens to your waste by selecting the material types below. Mixed recycling Food Garden waste Textiles Electricals Read the latest report on Surrey's waste

Single-use plastics Single-use or disposable plastic items are designed to be used only once. Some, such as plastic bottles, can be recycled; but not all can be. Find out what plastics you can recycle where you live or search to find out how to dispose of a specific item. Reduce the amount of single-use plastic you use Carry a refillable water bottle rather… Continue Reading Single-use plastics

Recycle broken electricals Electrical and electronic items are anything with wires, plugs, or that use batteries. Before recycling them, consider whether they might be repaired or reused. If so, find out how to get an electrical item repaired or passed on for reuse. If not, you should recycle electrical items as they can be hazardous - products may leak hazardous… Continue Reading Recycle electricals

Textiles Everyone in Surrey can recycle clothes and home textiles. Recycle your old clothes and textiles Repair and rewear