Alternatively there are ‘battery regenerators’ available from Wikaniko. These bring your single use batteries back to life for the cost of about 1p.

They do this by safely cleaning the dirty electrodes inside the battery, enabling you to be able to use them again. Of course, rechargeable batteries are possibly the best way to go. Although the initial outlay is more expensive, they work out much cheaper in the long run as you can keep re-using them, and they only cost a couple of pence to recharge.

We are producing more rubbish than ever and with landfill space fast running out, this is a major problem. Once thrown in the bin, what happens next is thrown out of our minds too. However, a few little changes can make a great difference to reduce this pollution.  To create less waste is easier than you may think.  

When shopping, avoid goods with unnecessary packaging. Pick loose items whenever possible, it is cheaper too! You will find that supermarket fruits and vegetables wrappings tend to be the main offenders, so it may be worth checking the local market or greengrocer.

If you must have packaging, ensure that it is recyclable. Before recycling, try to get things that you can re-use, like bottles and various containers for example.

Rather than throwing your food waste away, you can compost it   It will be great for the plants in your garden, you could even use it to start to your own organic food.

Give away unwanted goods to charity shops. You can also check the freecycle website.  

These are a few suggestions, but there are 100’s of ways that we can reduce the amount of rubbish we produce. Just think about it. For more info about recycling, you can also check out the recycling information centre recycle-more website.  

You are welcome to comment share with us any more tips you may have on the subject. Thanks!