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Avoiding the recycling centre winter blues
With the weather currently holding the UK in its icy grip, now isn't the best of times to be considering a trip to your local recycling centre. Aside from the danger of driving there and back, there's also the problem of loading up your car in the first place. If...
London Hot Air Balloon Regatta – 2021 Festival
(Please note that we're not affiliated with this event - We just love hot air balloons!) After the postponement of last year's event, it seems likely that the 2021 London Hot Air Balloon Regatta is going ahead! So, if you're not an early riser, you'll need to...
A new, less cluttered you in 2021!
As we've now said goodbye (and good riddance) to 2020, we'd like to take a moment to wish all of our clients, past and present a happy and prosperous New Year 2021. If you're the type of person who likes to make New Year resolutions, perhaps one of them might be...
Opening/Closing Times for Metro Waste (London) for Xmas and New Year 2020/2021
With only a few days to go until many of us finish work and spend some much needed time with friends and family, we'd like to make our customers aware of our opening/closing times for Christmas and New Year. Our normal opening hours apply except for the following: We...
Real vs Fake Christmas Trees – Which is Best?
Updated for Christmas 2020 OK, it’s nearly Christmas for those that celebrate it. If you do, you’re probably thinking of moving all that loft junk out of the way once again and digging the fake tree out for yet another year. Alternatively, you may choose to go on the...
Reducing your plastic consumption at Christmas
With Christmas marching relentlessly towards us, the more organised amongst us will have already started their Christmas shopping. Whether you're doing it online or at the shops in your local area, most of the things we buy are contained within a mountain of...
It’s time to prepare your garden for winter
Yep, it's that time of the year again when those of us who are lucky enough to have a garden will be clearing and tidying up to prepare it for the long winter slumber that lies ahead. Aside from the piles of leaves and tree/bush trimmings scattered around the garden,...
London behind the rest of UK for household waste recycling
Following on from our recent post concerning how much waste is produced in the UK each year, this got us wondering about how London might compare with the rest of England when it comes to the recycling of household waste. Well, it didn't take long to find the DEFRA...
How many tonnes of waste does the UK produce each year?
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has produced a report dated March 2020 which gives us a fairly accurate, up-to-date view of how much waste and rubbish is currently being produced in the UK each year. Although most of the latest data is...
Ocean plastic pollution could nearly triple by 2040
We've previously written several articles (here, here, here and here) about the plethora of global problems caused by our insatiable consumption of plastic in our everday lives. Despite often being cheaper and more convenient than other materials, the persistent use...
London’s Victoria Station Leads The Way With Recycling Initiative
According to a recent article appearing on the Network Rail website, a 6-month trial has recently got underway in late June 2020 that aims to make Victoria Station Britain's best station for recycling. London Victoria is the 2nd largest station in Britain and it's...
Prime Minister Challenged To Duel In Battersea Park
No, this attention-grabbing headline isn't fake news, it REALLY IS is a genuine, true story. but.... who is the Prime Minister in question? Well, at the risk of disappointing anyone hoping that this is going to take place in Battersea Park anytime soon, it's actually...
Will Sky Lanterns Be Banned In The UK?
With May 2020 set to become the driest May on record ever, the risk of a fire breaking out in one of our skips is more of a possibility. Similarly, fires can easily break out in the countryside too from something as small as a discarded cigarette butt, a used BBQ or...
How Much Coal Is Burned In The UK every year?
Although a proportion of the energy that's made in the UK is generated by incinerating some of our household and business waste, much of it still comes from burning fossil fuels; namely coal. The amount we burn every year continues to decline and this encouraging...
Tips on How to Prevent a Skip Fire
Although perhaps less of a problem during the winter months due to the colder, damper conditions, skip fires can happen at any time of the year. However, during long hot dry spells in summer, they can easily get out out of control very quickly. Since it's a no-brainer...
Fly-tipping rates surge due to Coronavirus
Although fly-tipping has always been a problem for local councils, we've recently seen a marked increase in fly-tipping incidents up and down the country due to the impact of the coronavirus restrictions that are currently in place. Unsurprisingly, with local...
Keeping Yourself Busy During These Difficult Times
With the current climate being what it is, a sizeable percentage of the UK's workforce is currently having to spend days on end at home. If you're the active sort and are in isolation, finding things to fill your day up can be somewhat of a challenge....
What Is E10 Petrol And How Will It Affect You?
Announced by the government today, UK drivers may soon be filling their fuel tanks with a new type of fuel dubbed "E10 petrol". The current Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps made the announcement today (4th March 2020) which could see UK CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions...
10 Unmissable Activities and Events in London: Summer 2020
The air is finally starting to clear, with the snow and cold rain of winter now (hopefully) a distant memory. That means that the summer of 2020 is now nearly upon us and is the time of year when we replace hunkering down at home and cosy nights in with adventure and...
Garden Clearance FAQs
If you live in London and have a garden, you'll know that keeping it looking neat and tidy is a tiresome and ongoing job. Quite often, you just simply may not have time to clear it yourself and if you do, it can be back-breaking work. Most Londoners lead busy, hectic...