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Currently, our services are continuing with increased health & safety measures in place to meet governmental guidance. We’ve also made changes within the office space to ensure that we are compliant with social distancing for our people who can’t work from home effectively. Thank you to all our customers for their support throughout this time - stay safe.
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Plastic Bottles: Where Do They End Up?
Have you ever popped a plastic bottle into a recycling bin and thought, “where’s this actually going to end up?” Of course you have – everyone has. And luckily for…
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Waste Management
How to Get Rid of Household Appliances
At this point, most of us are pretty confident when it comes to disposing of day-to-day bits of rubbish; we know what goes in the bin and what can be…
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Recycling
Is Polystyrene Recyclable?
If you’ve ever bought any sort of large delicate object online, or been to a local fast food restaurant, the chances are you’ve come across polystyrene. Like most plastics, polystyrene…
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Recycling
Christmas Tree Recycling in Stoke-on-Trent
Here at Brown Recycling, our local community means a lot to us, so with Christmas approaching, we felt it important to find a way to do our bit. And thankfully,…
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Recycling
How Different Kinds of Plastic Are Recycled
Used variously for bottles, containers, electronic gadgets and baby products, plastic is versatile as it is recyclable. If you’ve ever wondered about the different types of plastic and the products…
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Skips
What Garden Waste Can Go In the Brown Bin?
Whether lockdown has turned you into a budding gardener or you’ve finally just decided to tackle that overgrown hedge at the back of your property, you’re going to need to…
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10 Things You Didn’t Know Could Be Recycled
If the bin or tip tends to be your first port of call when throwing out awkward items, you may want to hold fire. Truthfully, there are actually many items…
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Environment
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The Rise of Food-Sharing Apps
We’re all guilty of wasting food, whether it’s having to clear out your fridge before you go on holiday or simply not paying enough attention to use-by dates (or too…
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Company Update
Given that civil amenities are closed, the work that we carry out here at Brown Recycling has become even more important during this difficult time. Understanding this, we would like…
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Environment
Food Stockpiling: The Negative Effects of Over-Purchasing Food
Given that these are unprecedented times, it’s unsurprising that some of the reactions to this pandemic have been bordering on extreme. One of the biggest trends that we have seen…
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Environment
Littering – What’s the Penalty?
Studies suggest that around 62% of people drop litter, but only 28% of people would admit to it. Given that 99% of streets in any given town will have some…
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