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Encouraging Hampshire residents to recycle more materials, more often. This page is monitored between the hours of 9am-5pm, Mon-Thurs.

Hampshire, UK
Joined August 2012
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♻️ Food waste recycling is now available in most areas of Hampshire! ✅ Plate scrapings ✅ Meat & fish bones ✅ Dairy products ✅ Bread, cakes & pastries ✅ Tea bags & coffee grounds ✅ Raw, cooked & out-of-date food 🚫 No packaging or non-food items. #HampshireRecycles
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🎆 Waste less this Bonfire Night 🎆 Heading to a fireworks display? Remember to: ♻️ Recycle your cans and bottles 🥤 Bring a reusable cup 🚯 Take your litter home Small changes can make a big difference. ✨ #HampshireRecycles
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🍂 Leave Only Footprints This Autumn 🍂 Headed out and about in Hampshire this week? Remember to take your litter home and help keep our parks, woodlands and countryside looking their best. 🍁♻️ #LeaveOnlyFootprints #HampshireRecycles
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🎃 Millions of pumpkins go to waste every year. Don’t bin yours—try these instead: 🍽️ Eat it: Pumpkin recipes - issuu.com/hubbubuk/docs/reci… 🌱 Compost it ♻️Add it to your food waste bin 🐾 Donate it to farms or zoos! ♻️ #HampshireRecycles
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🎃 Halloween is creeping up! Celebrate sustainably with these tips: 👻 DIY or swap costumes 🎃 Bake with leftover pumpkin 🧙‍♀️ Make eco-friendly decorations from household items — and reuse them next year! Got your own low-waste ideas? Share them below! #HampshireRecycles
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🎃 Empty toilet roll tubes? Don't bin them! Transform them into festive pumpkin decorations this Halloween 🎃👻. A fun, low waste craft that gives everyday items a second life. 🍂 ohohdeco.com/toilet-paper-ro… #HampshireRecycles #LowWasteHalloween
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Enjoying Hampshire's parks, woodlands and countryside this autumn? 🍁 Please #LeaveOnlyFootprints and take your litter home with you, small actions make a big difference! #HampshireRecycles
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Make sure to #RecycleRight and only put the following 5 items in your recycling bin in Hampshire: Tins & Cans Plastic bottles Aerosols Paper Card #HampshireRecycles
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🔋 Did you know some electrical items contain hidden batteries? Items like electric toothbrushes &children's toys can cause dangerous fires if thrown in rubbish or recycling bins. ♻️ Recycle electricals separately at your local HWRC or drop-off point: recycleyourelectricals.org.u…
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🚭 Got an unwanted vape? Remember: vapes contain batteries and electrical components, so they shouldn't go in the bin. Take them to a vape retailer, electrical recycling point or household waste recycling centre for safe recycling ♻️ #HampshireRecycles #RecycleYourElectricals
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🌡️ International E-Waste Day! If your handheld fan or cooling device is broken, don’t bin it 📷 These items can cause fires at recycling facilities 🔥 Find your nearest electrical recycling point: recyclenow.com/recycle-an-it… Video by @VeoliaUK #HampshireRecycles
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🚫 Never put batteries or electricals with batteries in your rubbish or recycling bins! Damaged batteries can spark fires & put crews at risk. ✅ Take them to your local HWRC or find a drop-off point 👉 recycleyourelectricals.org.u… #HampshireRecycles
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Don't bin it old electricals! ❌ 🔥 Electricals can cause fires if put in rubbish or recycling bins. ♻️ They also contain valuable materials that can be recycled into new products. Take them to your local HWRC or electrical recycling point instead. #HampshireRecycles
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🥚 Don't let eggs go to waste this #WorldEggDay! Did you know the UK throws away 720 million eggs every year? Try these easy egg-saving tips: 💧 Check freshness with the water test. ❄️ Freeze eggs. 🍳 Turn leftovers into delicious meals & bakes. #HampshireRecycles
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Fly tipping includes leaving items: By a street bin Outside a charity shop By a recycling bank Out to be taken for free Your waste is your responsibility! 🗑️ Make sure it's disposed of correctly. Find more info here: hants.gov.uk/wasteandrecycli… #SCRAPflytipping #HampshireRecycles
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☕ Celebrate #NoDisposableCupDay by getting more from your reusable cup! ✅ Morning coffee ✅ Afternoon tea ✅ Iced drinks ✅ Water on the go ✅ Hot chocolate treats One reusable cup, countless refills. How do you use yours? 👇♻️ #Hampshire Recycles
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Do you know the truth about recycling? ♻️ Separate the facts from fiction Recyclable materials are a valuable resource. After being collected, they are sorted at a Materials Recovery Facility before going to specialised facilities to become new products. #HampshireRecycles
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Put leftover apples to good use with a delicious Apple & Blackberry Crumble Loaf Cake! 🍰 👉 Recipe: supperinthesuburbs.com/2018/… ❄️ Freeze leftover cake for up to 3 months. Slice, wrap well, and defrost at room temperature when needed.
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This #SustainableFashionWeek, don't let unwanted clothes go to waste. 👕 Sell your pre-loved items online 👗 Organise a clothing swap 🤝 Donate wearable clothing to charity 🧵 Repair damaged garments ♻️ Recycle textiles that are beyond repair #HampshireRecycles
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Did you know? In Hampshire, your recycling bin should only contain these 5 items: 🥫 Tins & cans 🧴 Plastic bottles 💨Aerosols 📄 Paper 📦 Card Putting the right items in the right bin helps us recycle more and waste less #HampshireRecycles
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