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An open box with a range of period products including reusable period pads, pants and period cup as well as disposable tampons and liners and resources.

27 June 2025

Love Your Period school's giveaway!

Nominate your school to win one of 10 Hey Girls period education demo kits.

Four illustrated people sorting their recycling and waste into the relevant container.

9 June 2025

Waste Strategy Action Plan published

An action plan has been published, setting out what we will do in 2025 to achieve the targets and ambitions of the Waste Strategy for Essex.

A yellow JCB sorting through a large pile of rubbish on the ground at a waste facility with a blue sky in the background.

29 May 2025

The journey of recycling and waste in Essex

Find out what happens to the recycling and waste in Essex once it’s been collected from your household or recycling centre.

A photograph of a Unicorn Cup (menstrual cup) kit including a collapsable sterilizing pot, a cylindical shaped box, two diferent sized menstrual cups and a pink silk looking bag. The products are all neutral coloured. On the right is a photo of Julie Fyfe, the founder and owner of Unicorn Cup.

9 May 2025

Unicorn Cup: game-changing sustainable period products

Julie Fyfe from Unicorn Cup tells us all about starting her business and sharing the love for menstrual cups.

Tall poles have been installed in front of each bin, each with a large sign showing which material goes where. The bins are numbered, and the poles are visible above vehicle height.

2 May 2025

Colchester Recycling Centre is the spotlight of a new video

Colchester Recycling Centre is spotlighted in a new video on how to make the most of your recycling centre. The site reopened at full capacity in March following essential surface repair work being carried out.

28 April 2025

Reusable Nappy Week 2025 Giveaway!

To celebrate Reusable Nappy Week 2025 we are giving you the chance to win a cloth nappy bundle of goodies.

Text reads, ‘Reusable Nappy Week’. A picture of a happy baby crawling wearing a green cloth nappy is in the left bottom corner. Three nappies (one blue, one white, one pink) are pegged to a washing line are on the right of the image.

15 April 2025

Celebrate Reusable Nappy Week 2025

We’re celebrating Reusable Nappy Week 2025. Learn how to get started with cloth nappies in Essex and how to claim a £30 refund for any purchase of cloth nappies over £30.

Left image: uniform on railing, right image: bike repair, middle: sewing machine.

9 April 2025

Meet the Love Essex Fund winners!

This funding round, we received a record 105 applications for the Love Essex Fund. Read about the successful applicants here.

Furniture with googly eyes attached on alight green background, with text reading "Tendring reuse. Donate your reusable items".

1 April 2025

New charity donation point at Clacton Recycling Centre

From Tuesday 1 April 2025 residents can donate their reusable items to charity at Clacton Recycling Centre.

A light green background with a selection of items of furniture personified with googlye eyes. The image reads: “Having a clear out? Give your pre-loved furniture a second life with loads of free and easy ways to pass it on”.

31 March 2025

Make space, not waste thanks to our reuse directory

Tempted by a spring clean this month? Take part in the “Make Space, Not Waste” campaign and donate your unwanted items of furniture to your local reuse organisation.

17 March 2025

Recycling centre recap!

Catch up on all news you may have missed about recycling centres in Essex, including new services and site improvements.

Bag of potatoes with use and chuck written on top. Half the bag is red to indicate amount wasted.

10 March 2025

Food Waste Action Week 2025

To celebrate Food Waste Action Week (17 to 23 March), we are giving away a selection of handy tools to help a lucky winner reduce their food waste.

Two illustrated people holding tools accompanied by the text, “Repair Week. Monday 3 March to Sunday 9 March 2025. Follow us to stay updated, loveessexuk”.

3 March 2025

Repair Week 2025 - Celebrating resident repairers!

We’re putting a spotlight on the creative ways residents in Essex can prevent waste and save money by repairing.