NEWS AND EVENTS

Repair Week: Rework your Wardrobe

Repair your clothes with these 5 hacks. Save yourself money and keep your favourite items in your wardrobe rotation with these super easy hacks.

Repair Week: Hack your Home!

Why should we repair stuff in our homes instead of buying new? Firstly, it’s a lot lighter on the wallet than buying a replacement.

Buy Keep Eat Repeat

Did you know that in Greater Manchester, 140,000 tonnes of food waste is put in general waste bins? Three quarters of this food waste could have been avoided too. We are working with councils across Greater Manchester to encourage residents to reduce and recycle their food waste.

5 Greater Manchester companies who are in the loop

We’ve put together a list of local, sustainable businesses that are in the loop and contributing to a circular economy.

Free site open days!

See your recycling in action! Have you ever wondered what happens to your recycling after it has been collected or taken to the tip? Here’s your chance to see behind the scenes at our sites and learn what really happens

Recycle for Greater Manchester expands range of recyclable plastics, as recycling rates rise again

R4GM Community Fund project update: The Food Collective Salford

The Food Collective Salford were granted £10k from the Recycle for Greater Manchester Community Fund (2021 – 2022) to turn their community supermarket into a Zero Waste shop.

TedSays: Please don’t put any nappies in your recycling

In the UK nearly 8 million disposable nappies are thrown away every day, which is 3 billion nappies a year.

Home Composting Myth Busters

Don’t believe everything you hear when it comes to composting. Here’s 5 common composting myths with some surprising truths!