What you do with your food waste can make a huge difference to your environmental impact. The best way to help the planet is to reduce the amount of food waste you produce and recycle what is left. It’s easier than you think to own your impact in 2023. With free weekly food waste collections throughout Surrey, all you need… Continue Reading One small change, one big difference

Surrey residents can now buy a range of reduced-price compost bins, hot composters, food waste digesters and other composting products courtesy of a subsidy provided by the Surrey Environment Partnership. There are a range of compost bins available all with a third off the normal price. You can use them to compost all your garden waste, and even some food… Continue Reading Discounted compost bins available now!

Doing your bit for the planet is easier than you may think, which is why Green Santa is urging us all to waste less and recycle more of the right things during the festive period! That’s because it costs less to recycle than it does to dispose of rubbish. And it’s better for the environment too. When the wrong things… Continue Reading Green Santa says let’s recycle more and better!

If you want to boss your bins in 2023, look out for your annual paper guide to recycling, waste and bin collections that is coming through your door soon. The guides include information on which items should go in which bins, tips on how to recycle more and reduce your waste and advice on having a sustainable Christmas. Where possible,… Continue Reading Boss your bins with your annual guide to recycling, waste and bin collections

Recycling can be so confusing, can’t it? If you struggle to remember the rules of recycling and find keeping up with the various do’s and don’ts daunting, you’re not alone! Recycle Week has arrived and this year the theme focuses on how we can improve our recycling habits. Putting the right things in your recycling bin is important - incorrect… Continue Reading Recycling made simple

Latest research from WRAP shows that Surrey families could save as much as £700 a year just by cutting down on the amount of food they waste. Britain throws away 4.5 million tonnes of food that could be eaten each year. The total worth of that food is around £14 billion which works out as £60 a month for the… Continue Reading Surrey residents could save £700 a year by reducing their food waste

Green-fingers understand that the key to a garden full of life is nutrient-rich soil. We know that it’s a joy to spend a warm summer evening in the garden surrounded by beautiful flowers and wildlife. You can give your garden the love (and the soil!) it needs by grabbing a compost bin in our ‘double the discount’ summer sale. You… Continue Reading Snap up a saving in our ‘double the discount’ summer compost bin sale!

Street parties can be great fun and a lovely way for the community to get together and celebrate. But they can also be very wasteful events. To minimise waste as much as possible, we have put together a few tips for Surrey residents to plan eco-friendly parties. Preparing for your party: • Ask guests to contribute their own items to… Continue Reading Top tips for throwing an eco-friendly coronation street party

Springtime brings sun, rain and warmth – everything you need for a beautiful garden except for one key ingredient: nutrient-rich soil. If you want to give some to your garden and help it come to life, grab a discounted compost bin, only available to Surrey residents, in our spring sale! You can buy a black, 220 litre compost bin for… Continue Reading Our May / June compost bin sale has arrived!

If you’ve ever wondered what happens to your recycling and rubbish once it’s collected, now you can find out. Our new report reveals what happened to Surrey’s waste in 2020-21 and contains detailed information on the waste that was collected, what happened to it and where it went to be treated or recycled. In 2020-21, Surrey had the 3rd best… Continue Reading New report reveals what happened to Surrey’s waste