Close That Loop - Buy Recycled

Putting your old newspaper or tin can into your green bin is only the first
step in the recycling process. Once the material has been collected, sorted
and sent to re-processors, it is then recycled into new products. Making a conscious effort to seek out and buy products made from recycled materials helps to close the recycling loop. The future of recycling ultimately depends
on there being a market for the materials collected.

Many of the everyday items that you buy may already contain recycled material, such as your daily newspaper. In fact 70% of the content of newspaper produced in the UK contains recycled paper! Glass bottles also contain a high proportion of recycled material, sometimes as high as 90%.

There is also a huge range of innovative and exciting products which are being made by some of the leading designers in the country, all of which contain recycled material.

Home 

	Black refuse sack made from      100% recycled material		Cushion made from recycled   vintage shirts and ties
	Toilet tissue made from 100%  recycled paper		Kitchen work surface made   from recycled glass
	Salt and pepper shaker made  from recycled pool balls		Coat hanger made from   recycled plastic bottles
	Back-pack made from  recycled plastic bottles		Coffee table made from  recycled wood chips
	Aluminium foil made from   recycled aluminium foil		Drinking glass made from   recycled beer bottle

Garden

Pro-Grow soil conditioner              made from recycled green  garden waste

Garden decking made from  recycled timber and polymers

Fashion

	Trainer made from reclaimed           jeans, surplus military jackets  and recycled rubber		Handbag made from   recycled leather belts
	Wallet made from recycled              leather belts		TRAID T-shirt made from   second hand textiles
	Fleece jacket made from   recycled plastic bottles		Sock made from reused   cotton fibres

Art

Glass bowl made from            recycled glass

Screen made from recycled  plastic carrier bags

Further Information         

For a list of suppliers please see the guides below and the Related Links.

If you would like more information on recycling and recycled products, please e-mail us on recycling@basingstoke.gov.uk

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