When you finish guzzling down that bottle of Perrier, do you ever stop to think about what that bottle will be in its next life, so to speak? Probably not and your not alone. Most of us recycle because that is just what you do now.
Most of us are quite familiar with the everyday recycling activities of our newspaper, plastics, cardboard, and glass, but have you thought about recycling rubber? If you are hesitant to undertake such a task, there are many businesses that will pick up the recyclable item and continue the process on their site.
Most of us are pretty diligent about recycling every week. For some of us, the kitchen scraps go to the composter, and glass, plastic and cans are all separated. That's great for the kitchen, but what about the rest of the house? What most don't realize is the home office offers a huge opportunity for eco-friendly living, but largely goes ignored.
The government is planning a new ‘zero waste’ policy, designed to increase the amount of recycling by requiring householders to have multiple different waste bins; for glass, plastic, cardboard, paper, tin and garden waste, as well as another bin for anything that must be burned or put in a landfill.
It seems the media is bombarding us with a whole range of new terminology I call eco-vocabulary. It's the latest band wagon that has attracted the attention of environmental groups around the world and is making householders review and question the ways in which their lives interact with the world...



