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Your recycled #foil could become part of a bike, a car or even a smartphone! Remember to #recycle all that foil you used over Christmas - including foil hand cream tubes! Read more about how to have a #WasteAware Christmas at: hertfordshire.gov.uk/christmasrecyc…

Happy New Year! 🎉🎊 2025 is the year to reduce our waste. Here are some of our #NewYear Reuse-olutions! Have you got any to add to our list? Check out our #RememberYourReusables page for even more inspo: hertfordshire.gov.uk/reusables

Still got #leftovers in the fridge from #NewYears? Bubble and squeak is a great recipe that can be made with any veg leftovers!😋 Freeze portions you don’t eat, to save them from the bin. A great time saver for a simple meal another day! #WorthSaving lovefoodhatewaste.com/foods-and-reci…

Fairylights lost their sparkle? Bring them to a repair café first, but if they can't fix them take them to a recycling centre! By #recycling our old #electricals, the precious materials inside our electricals are put to good use. Use the Recycle Your Electricals recycling locator.

Our Sustainable Families scheme offers a 15% discount off a huge range of reusable nappies, period products, and incontinence products - something for every age! Find out more about our #HertsSustainableFamilies scheme at: wasteaware.org.uk/families 📸 The Period Lady

Got lots of empty #GlassBottles built up from New Years? Recycling them is great, but reusing them is even better. Here are some ideas to give your bottles a longer life before putting them in your #recycling bin! 🍾

Bring your clean, empty plastic confectionery and cracker tubs to any Greene King managed site in 1 Jan - 16 Feb 2025 to be recycled and raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support! Find out more: tub2pub.co.uk/tub2pub/

Which of these items are trusted faithfuls? And which of these items has cheated its way into a home #recycling bin? Check you know your #traitors from your faithfuls by using our Recycling A-Z: hertfordshire.gov.uk/a-z-sda

Late last year, a man was found guilty of 7 #FlyTipping offences in Borehamwood. He was ordered to: ⚠️Pay £1,600 in council costs ⚠️Compensate £950 to Hertfordshire County Council ⚠️Complete 200 hours of unpaid community work Find out more here: hertfordshire.gov.uk/flytipping

Two glass birds were brought into Sawbridgeworth #RepairCafé - both of which had lost their heads and couldn't be stuck back on. After a clean up and with the right glue applied, both birds were back in one piece! Find out more about repair cafés at hertfordshire.gov.uk/repaircafes

Worried about drying #ReusableNappies in the colder months? ❄️ A dehumidifier speeds up drying ❄️ Heated airers are perfect for drying from the inside out ❄️ A socktopus - ideal for smaller items ❄️ Fans - great for air movement Find out more:hertfordshire.gov.uk/sustainablefam…

Letchworth Garden Shed have had a few exciting new additions to their photography section which you can borrow on a short-term basis, including... 📸 Professional lightweight tripod 📸 Trail camera 📸 Phone stabiliser/gimbal Find out more: borrow.letchworthgardenshed.com

Did you know that in 2023, our #ReuseShop network saved 610 tonnes of furniture from the waste stream. That's the equivalent of 3 passenger trains! 🚆🚄🚊 Check out some of the things that have passed through the reuse shops recently. Find out more: hertfordshire.gov.uk/reuse

This was the break down of where all of #Hertfordshire's waste went in 2022-2023. We'll be sharing more recent statistics for 2023-2024 soon! Want to know more, like where our #recycling is processed? Visit our website: hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/recyc…

Are you #recycling your #batteries correctly? It's so important to double check you're doing it right - the safety consequences to our crews and environment are not worth the risk! 🔥 Find your local battery recycling point at: recyclenow.com/recycling-loca…

We love haggis, but some people think it's offal! If you have any leftovers after #BurnsNight, how about #haggis nachos, a haggis burrito or a haggis pie (also good for using up leftover veg!). Find some recipe inspo on the Love Food Hate Waste website. It's #WorthSaving

How are your New Years gym resolutions going? 💪 Did you know deodorant sprays (and all other empty aerosol containers!) can be recycled at home? The aluminium is full of energy - recycling them means they could come back as a train - how cool?! hertfordshire.gov.uk/a-z-sda

If something is labelled '#compostable', it can only be composted industrially, in very specific conditions. Find out more by flicking through these images ➡️ Find out more here: hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/recyc…

We always get lots of questions about menstrual cups when we're out and about across Herts. Hopefully these answer some of your questions! Remember, you can get 15% off a menstrual cup through our #HertsSustainablePeriods scheme: hertfordshire.gov.uk/sustainablefam…

When you think of #tinned foods, do you consider them unhealthy, things that just sit at the back of cupboard collecting dust, or the best thing since sliced bread? Almost a quarter of us would consider tins a 'last resort' - but should we? #WasteAware #Herts #WorthSaving