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Love Essex is the official website of the Essex Waste Partnership - working together to drive change and reduce our impact on the environment.

Pink background with icons of small electrical items, with the text reading "Recycle your electricals. Anything with a plug, battery or cable can be recycled. Recycle batteries, light bulbs and vapes separately please.".

1 October 2025

Join The Great Cable Challenge

Help tackle the millions of cables and other electricals sitting idle across UK households and clear out those old, tangled cables in your 'drawer of doom'...

15 September 2025

Free second-hand school uniform in Essex

Check out some of the second-hand school uniform shops across Essex.

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21 August 2025

Let's keep recycling!

Find out how to make the most of your recycling centre visit and help increase recycling in Essex.

17 April 2024

Businesses invited to learn about the draft waste strategy

Businesses of all sizes are invited to lunch and to learn about how the draft waste strategy will affect them.

15 March 2024

Top tips for recycling at Easter

Over 80 million Easter eggs are sold in the UK each year, with the cardboard, foil and Easter cards generating an estimated 8,000 tonnes of waste!

Person next to car with it's boot open at a recycling centre.

1 March 2024

Bookings set to stay at recycling centres

A decision has been made to keep the booking process at all 21 recycling centres permanently.