Ideas
Explore the waste hierarchy and find ideas, helpful hints and hacks to help reduce waste.
Discover more about Love Essex campaigns and how to dispose of items and materials.
Discover more about Love Essex campaigns and how to dispose of items and materials.
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The Waste Hierarchy
The Waste Hierarchy is a way to rate waste management options by what is best for the environment.
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Prevent
Firstly, consider waste prevention. This is the idea of not generating waste in the first place.
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Reuse and repair
Secondly, think about reuse and repair - does it really need to be thrown in the bin?
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Recycle
Finally, if you do need to throw something away, make sure you dispose of it correctly!
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Business waste
How to dispose of business, trade and commercial wasteImage
Case studies
Read case studies of new initiatives in EssexImage
Cloth nappies
Save money with cloth nappiesImage
Composting at home
Get started with home compostingImage
Clothes and textiles
Rewear, repair, recycle your clothes and teztilesImage
Electricals
How to dispose of old electricalsImage
Food waste
How to waste less and save moreImage
Fly tipping
How to prevent fly tipping and report itImage
Food recycling
Food recycling in EssexImage
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Hazardous waste
How to dispose of household hazardous wasteImage
Large item collection
How to arrange a special or bulky waste collectionImage
Litter in Essex
How you can reduce litter and report itImage
Love Essex Fund
Find out about micro-grants for waste-reducing projectsImage
Period products
Love your periodImage
Plastic recycling
How to recycle plasticImage
Refill shops in Essex
Find a refill shop in EssexImage
Single-use plastics
Help reduce use of plastics
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