Reduce,
reuse and recycle are the three R’s of sustainable household
living. Although, it doesn’t seem like much, if each household was
observing these three, simple yet so important rules, the world would
surely be a cleaner and healthier place.
Reducing
the amount of rubbish of organic and non-organic nature your
household produces is also likely to bring down the amount of council
waste removal fees and taxes, as in many cases these are directly
connected with the amount of rubbish a household in the given area
produces. So it turns out the three R’s are good for the
environment and your pocket.
Sometimes,
being efficient in your consumption and disposal patterns means
reusing certain products and materials instead of throwing them out.
This is the better alternative over giving them up for recycling as
the process itself is quite energy and resource intensive. Things
like plastics, cardboard and different metals and metal parts can
serve another purpose around the house and save you money from buying
other items and materials you might have needed.
Obviously,
there are things that cannot be reused and have to be disposed of
using proper rubbish removal Islington service providers are a good
choice, because they not only give you great service prices, but they
also guarantee that the waste will reach the intended recycling
plants and facilities instead of ending up in the country side or in
the local river.
In
case you have a large amount of paper from notebooks, magazines, old
books and what not, by all means recycle, if the recycling options in
your area not too developed yet, try and get in touch with a local
farm or animal shelter where the old paper can serve them well for
looking after animals.
Paper
and plastic bags are a huge problem, paper ones take a large amount
of power and resources to produce, and the plastic ones take three
hundred years to break down, so reduce or give those up altogether.
Fabric shopping bags are cheap and durable, they have more carrying
capacity and will serve you well for years to come. Also, opt for
reusable products instead of single serving ones, this applies to
napkins, cutlery, dishes, cigarette lighters and many more, also you
can throw out single use batteries as they don’t have much toxic
stuff in them, but don’t throw out rechargeable ones – they must
be recycled.