Resisting Rubbish - links to more info

For: Householders | Businesses | Printers and mobile phones | Communities | Schools | Kids | New parents (real nappies)

Links for Householders

Recycle For Wales/Ailgylchu Dros Gymru telephone information line: 0845 330 5540: a 'one stop' information line to the general public about reduce, re-use and recycling in Wales, run by Cylch.

The Dyfi Valley Swapshop - a weekly email list for the Valley where people post their wants and offers: "there's no such thing as junk, only stuff that hasn't found the right person". To join ask ecodyfi and we'll tell you how.

WasteConnect Find recycling points throughout the country.

Recycle More Help and advice on all aspects of recycling at home, at school and in the workplace

CRAFT - Ceredigion Recycling And Furniture Team, The station, Aberystwyth

Association of Charity Shops Find your nearest charity shop, where you can donate unwanted items for re-use, whilst raising vital funds for charity.

Buy Recycled A comprehensive database of products containing recycled materials.

Waste Awareness Wales About recycling and responsible waste management in Wales - advice for home, schools and businesses.

Letsrecycle.com Recycle a fridge! All about fridge recycling in the UK, from reports on ozone depletion and recycling technologies, to the latest guidance notes.

Reuze.co.uk About recycling nearly everything from batteries and computers to televisions and CDs, including the Furniture Recycling Network. Also see Waste Online which includes ink cartridge recycling.

Mailing Preference Service - End junk mail! Register here to stop receiving it.

Measure the environmental impact of your activities! - and find out how to reduce it. Also find out about the impact of Wales as a whole, using the 'ecological footprint' idea.

Global Action Plan Practical ideas and inspiration to make small changes in your life that achieve real results for the world.

The Stakeholders' Guide to Sustainable Waste Management The Environment Council's detailed advice to help you manage waste better.

The Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment INCPEN researches the social and environmental impacts of packaging. So here's lots of statistics and fact sheets on packaging use in the UK.

Environment Agency - saving water in the garden

Environment Agency - saving water in the home

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Printers and mobile phones

Waste Online

Refill Toner Select a manufacturer and see what ink re-fills are available for your inkjet cartridges.

ActionAid Recycling - will collect empty toner and inkjet cartridges from printers, faxes and photocopiers, and unwanted mobile phones for free. All profits go to the charity ActionAid, which works to combat poverty in developing countries.

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Links for businesses and organisations

Environment Agency Provides business and industry with information on how to improve environmental performance and comply with regulations and legislation and gives technical guidance and information on best practice.

Ceredigion Recycling Association a partnership of statutory and voluntary organisations throughout the county of Ceredigion - to act as a vehicle through which waste materials from around the county can be collected, reprocessed, and turned into useful new products.

Global Action Plan Provides businesses with practical solutions to environmental and social problems.

DEFRA A huge amount of useful and background information on the national waste strategy, including consultation documents, An A to Z of waste materials, information for local authorities, legislation and licensing, waste statistics and for the community sector.

Dyfi Waste Local waste specialists

Groundwork Practical projects for residents, businesses and other local organisations to improve the quality of life, bring about regeneration.

Creating Welsh Market for Recyclate Free advice to businesses that could recycle materials within their organisation, and that could supply materials to be recycled or provide a market for recycled materials.

Waste-Exchange Find companies who will use your waste for FREE, advertise your waste on the website or take somebody else's waste from them.

Envirowise Government programme offering powerful, free, independent advice on practical ways to end the inefficient use of raw materials, packaging and technology, which "could be costing you thousands of pounds in lost revenue, and ruining your competitive edge"

Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling ICER is a cross-industry association involving material suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors, the waste management industry, recyclers and local authorities. It acts as a source of knowledge and expertise on recycling Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).

Intelligent Waste Management Solutions - provide businesses throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland with individual programs for managing their commercial waste. We also advise them on landfill tax and meeting environmental commitments.

Reuze.co.uk Find out about recycling a wide variety of products; organisations that reuse that waste; and manufacturers that make products from recycled waste.

ALCAN (Cash for cans) A bright, interactive web site stuffed with aluminium recycling information and details of how to start a 'cash for cans' scheme in your office or school.

Valpak Info on how to comply with the requirements of the packaging waste regulations. Includes sections for businesses and local authorities. The latter includes a Recycling Management System to help local authorities and other recycling organisations manage details of their recycling sites and kerbside information.

RECOUP About post-consumer plastic container recycling. Includes how to set up a plastics recycling scheme and how plastic is recycled.

Environmental Expert A database of waste management & recycling equipment providers.

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For Communities

Cylch A membership network to promote sustainable waste management in Wales through education and practical action.

The Community Recycling Network National umbrella organisation for community based sustainable waste management. Find out how to get involved, and about current projects.

The Furniture Recycling Network The only umbrella organisation for around 300 furniture recycling projects throughout the UK. Unwanted furniture is donated by the general public, collected free of charge by local projects and sold on to people on low-incomes.

Powys Technical and Local Services Powys County Council waste management information and contacts.

WasteWatch A Tetrapak-backed body working with community organisations and local and national Government to encourage waste minimisation and recycling. Lots of information on waste issues and legislation.

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Links for SCHOOLS

Eco Schools Provide green grants and free products to help your school reduce litter and waste.

Recycle-more.co.uk Recycling competitions for schools, plus ideas on how to get started on a recycling project in your school.

Global Action Plan Provides schools with practical solutions to environmental and social problems.

Cylch Offers every school in Wales the ability to recycle through its hands-on programme.

ALCAN (Cash for cans) A bright, interactive web site stuffed with aluminium recycling information and details of how to start a 'cash for cans' scheme in your office or school.

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Kids' sites

World Wide Fund for Nature Kids go wild!! Find out more about looking after our planet through quizzes, games, information about threats to our planet and information about the World Wide Fund for Nature.

Environment Agency Games, animations and screen savers.

Recycle-more.co.uk Games, activities and facts about recycling and recycling competitions that your school could enter.

ALCAN (Cash for cans) A bright, interactive web site stuffed with can recycling information.

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Real nappy links for new parents

The Real Nappy Association is the central source of information and advice on all nappy related issues, for local authorities, health professionals, the media and individuals. They can also provide practical support including advice on adult incontinence.

Womens Environmental Network a registered charity that campaigns on issues that link women, the environment and health.

Change Nappy All about real nappies.

Edinburgh Real Nappy Network is a group of local parents, health professionals, small businesses and others who promote non-disposable nappies. Visit the site to find out all sorts of useful nappy information.

Extra-Large Real Nappy Network provide information about non-disposable nappies suited for older children and adults. This is an email link.