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Waste not, want not
As the days get warmer, more of us are spending time gardening and spring cleaning. But what do we do with all the extra waste this creates?
Green waste
Hull residents could fill the KC Stadium more than 14 times over with all the garden waste they throw away each year, including grass and hedge cuttings
This waste can be taken to any of the four household waste recycling centres across the city which are at:
- Burma Drive, off Marfleet Lane
- Sutton Fields, on Amsterdam Road
- Wilmington, off Stoneferry Roundabout
- Wiltshire Road, near the Hessle Road flyover
Another way of dealing with grass and hedge cuttings is to recycle them using a home compost bin – creating lush, free compost to help your garden grow
Other things you can put in a home compost bin are fruit and veg peelings, pet bedding from rabbits and guinea pigs, vacuum dust, wood ash, teabags and even egg shells and human hair
More rubbish tips
Of course, you can recycle a lot more than just garden waste at household waste recycling centres
All electrical goods – that's anything with a plug or batteries – can be taken there, as can scrap metal, clothes, wood and cardboard and even mobile phones and spectacles (see the grid on the opposite page)
And staff are on hand to help you recycle, where necessary
While Hull's recycling centres accept all of these items, you might also want to consider other ways of disposing of unwanted items
For example, in the current economic climate, some local charity shops are experiencing a shortage of good quality clothing – taking your unwanted clothing there will help them raise funds
Another way of passing on items you don't need any more is via Freecycle – an internet-based network that links those with unwanted household items with people who can make use of them
Visit www.freecycle.org to find groups in the Hull area
Barbecue weather
Finally, if you're having a barbecue, and a few drinks with it, don't forget to recycle all your bottles, jars and tin cans in your black box.
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