Waste Aware Moray

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Reduce Reuse Recycle

Reduce Reuse Recycle is the philosophy of Waste Aware Moray. It is aimed at increasing knowledge and awareness towards waste and recycling, thereby empowering people to contribute towards more sustainable methods of waste disposal and resource use.

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Reduce

Waste reduction is at the top of the "Waste Hierarchy". Reducing waste entails making more efficient use of resources in day-to-day life, and therefore cutting down on waste. Methods may include:

• Avoidance of products with unnecessary packaging e.g buying loose rather than packaged fruit
• Rejection of junk mail and other obvious sources of waste
• Repairing goods where possible rather than buying new ones and throwing out the old
• Maximising use of objects such as carrier bags; use as few as possible at the supermarket by filling them as much as possible.  "Bags for Life" are a good example of reducing consumption.
• Use of goods that minimise disposal e.g. wind up radios, clocks, etc to avoid buying and disposing of batteries

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Reuse

Waste can be reduced in the first place in many ways.  Reusing waste that does inevitably arise can also divert it from landfill.  Methods may include:

• Writing on both sides of paper
• Reuse old boxes for storage
• Take old and already-used carrier bags to the supermarket to avoid using new ones
• Donate unwanted furniture, IT equipment and clothes to shops and organisations that can refurbish and restore them for use
• Use old yoghurt pots and other containers as receptacles to store pens, pins and other small items in
• Use reusable nappies instead of disposable ones. Not only is this cheaper, but it is better for the environment. Disposable nappies take hundreds of years to biodegrade.
• Adopt a policy of buying recycled products where possible

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Recycle

Finally, if goods are to be disposed, The Moray Council has a number of facilities capable of accepting the materials where they will be stored, collected and transported in a safe and secure manner. These facilities include 5 staffed and 3 non staffed Recycling Centres which are capable of accepting a range of materials. There are also 50 Recycling Points which are capable of accepting paper/card, glass bottles and jars and food and drink cans

Find out more about our  Recycling Centres.

Details on how to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in Moray can be found at Zero Waste Scotland.

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Waste Aware Guide

The Waste Aware Guide has been designed to help you to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle your waste. 

For more information please contact waste@moray.gov.uk or telephone 01343 557045.

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