Innovative ideas on borough website for what you can save

This year, borough’s theme for the week, beginning on Monday, is ‘recycle around the kitchen’, which aims to help people to focus and expand their recycling routine that mainly includes food waste, plastic bottles, tins, cans, glass jars, kitchen foil and cardboard.

There are items that sometimes get overlooked such as breakfast cereal, dishwasher tablets and kitchen wrap boxes, not to mention washing-up liquid bottles and plastic pots, tubs and trays too.

Even the plastic bleach and surface cleaner bottles under the sink can be recycled.

The borough’s recycling team will be holding events across the borough for residents to pick up information and advice, particularly about recycling in flats.

Highlights will include the smoothie bike at Greenford Carnival, where you can cycle and make your own drink, information and recipe guides to help reduce food waste, home visits in West Ealing and recycling giveaways.

The team will be holding events on:

Wed, June 24, 11am-5pm - Telford Road shopping parade, near the Golf Links, Southall

Thu, June 25, 11am-5pm - Rectory Park Avenue, Northolt

Fri, June 26, 11am-5pm - Stafford Road shopping parade, South Acton

Wed, July 1, 8am-4.30pm - Newmarket Avenue, near Petts Hill Primary School, Northolt

Fri, July 3, 11am-5pm - Anderson Close, Acton Sat, July 4, noon-7pm - Greenford Carnival, Ravenor Park.

Cllr Bassam Mahfouz, cabinet member for environment, said: “A shocking one-third of what we throw away is food waste, which could be turned into electricity. Another one-third is other recyclable material.

“You'd be surprised by just how much is recyclable and what it can be turned into, instead of throwing it to landfill.”

To help and encourage residents to recycle more, the borough has an innovative website that shows everyday household items people can recycle.

Visit www.recyclemystuff.org.uk to explore each room of a home to identify recyclable objects.