By the end of November 2024, 130,000 households across Brentwood, Castle Point and Colchester will receive a one-off delivery of compostable food caddy liners and an information leaflet.
Lots of materials that aren’t accepted for recycling at kerbside can be recycled or donated for reuse via charities across the county. Here you can help toward local causes while reducing the amount of items that end up in landfill!
Lots of materials that aren’t accepted for recycling at kerbside can be recycled at supermarkets and retailers across the county. Everything you choose to recycle means there is one less thing headed to landfill!
There are lots of different ways to compost. Essex County Council currently discounts black and green Dalek bins, a wooden outdoor compost bin, and bokashi bins. Find what works for you and your garden.
The best environmental approach to waste management is to apply the principles of the waste hierarchy. Here are some examples of what we've already been doing to reduce waste and increase reuse and recycling!
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