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Recycling For Money – 50 Things To Reduce And Reuse For Quick Cash

Recycling for money is a strategy that can take you further than you’ve expected. We can do this for the sole purpose of using cash or as a benefit that adds value to your green living philosophy.

To encourage people to recycle for cash, the government and independent organisations have introduced various programs and options available. But many people won’t agree to recycle unless there’s a personal gain involved.

What can be more motivating than saving money from reusing, repurposing and recycling things you would otherwise dump at the landfill.

Therefore, let’s take a look at 50 different ways of recycling for money brought to you by the Rubbish Please Company!

1. Recycle Household Waste Into a Rubbish Island And Save Money From Buying Useless Toys

Rubbish island made of recyclables to save money

Do you want to be a creative parent? Here is a good idea. We all know that children love to run and play all day long freely in the backyard. Collect your household waste that you’ll never bring to the recycling centres. Invent from them a spot which will be appropriate and safe for your children.

You can build a training camp for little soldiers with your old tires, planks and ropes left from your last house renovation. Or just improvise with a pitch dedicated to some kind of sport to keep your children healthy.

Ask them secretly what they dream about! Then figure it out, what you can create with your waste materials. By doing this, you will save the environment from harmful waste. In addition, this would be a good recycling investment for free and priceless joy for your children.

Learn how to make toys from waste material.

2. Motor Oil Can Be Recycled For Cash Too

motor oil to recycle for money

There are millions of gallons of motor oil purchased around the world each year. Most auto shops recycle used motor oil, but people who change their motor oil by themselves hardly think about recycling the leftovers. If you change your own oil, don’t forget to recycle the leftovers when you’re finished. Only 2 gallons of used motor oil can power an average home for one day which will help you save from energy bills by recycling effectively.

The automotive industry has convinced consumers they need to change their oil frequently at every 4,000 miles, but if you don’t drive that often you can save on vehicle expenses.

Without a doubt, you can think about an oil change less frequently than you have been, and you don’t need garage clearance to learn that.

3. Spend Less Money On Dog Food. Recycle Edible Leftovers

recycle food waste for money and cut down on dog food

It’s simple, just get to the basics that helped the wolf species become domesticated. All dog owners want only the best for their lovable pet but are still feeding them only on dog food. What wolves consumed to evolve into dogs was basically food leftovers, mostly bones.

Don’t denude your dog of this pleasure whenever there are any bones leftovers after dinner. Check if they are not dangerous and feed your dog on them.

Imagine if all meals that have been given to you since young age was fast food and have never had the chance to get your hands on a banana ? This is how your dog would feel if you bereave it of bones.

Edible Bones

Hollow (bird) bones are soft enough and are also marrow-free. Better crush them with a meat grinder before giving them to the dog. Pasta is easier to eat and does not impose a risk of choking.

Non-edible Bones

Small bones, or any tough and solid bones that can break your dog’s teeth or are sharp enough to penetrate the inside of its jaw. You can read more on what bones to give to your dog.

4. Recycle Food Waste & Save Cash From Buying Eggs.

recycle food waste for money by growing hens for organic eggs

This seems to be any gardener’s best option to save some cash from the monthly budget by getting the most of what we can use a garden for.

Besides raising herbs, fruits or vegetables, growing animals like hens and chickens is the ultimate solution to not dump all of your garden waste to landfill.

One thing is for sure – you’ll never have to buy eggs any more and yours will be 100% organic. This may save you up to a few hundred dollars a year, depending on the number of your family members and the amount of eggs you consume daily.

5. Construction Waste Recycling After The Home Renovation. Earn Quick Cash By Selling It.

Disposing of all builders’ waste when the construction workers leave your house is no longer the smartest move. Instead, look for effective opportunities to drive the waste materials at a recycling centre that is interested in your builders’ refuse.

Never start construction waste recycling at a place of which you are not a 100% sure it accepts that kind of discarded items.

What is most often adequate to get rid of and will return some of your investment includes:

  • Cardboard and paper waste
  • Copper Wires
  • Reusable lumber and plywood pieces
  • Metals of all types (copper and aluminum are some of the expensive). If a magnet sticks to the metal, it’s usually of the cheaper kind.
  • Roofing materials (ceramic tiles, membrane roofing, concrete and cement, metal roofing made of zinc alloy, or aluminum)
  • Windows and Doors (Glass is easily being melted and repurposed into something new)

6. Recycling Plastic Bottles And Cans For Money Still Works

recycle plastic bottles for cash

Bottle return centres treat your bottles differently. All of us should do the same. Never mix glass, plastic and metal. You will not only make it all harder for you later, but can also contaminate perfectly recyclable material and turn it into unusable crap.

Having them separated also helps for faster return without needing to look inside the whole mess of bottles for the right one, wasting precious time.

Recyclable plastics are numbered #1 and #2 are the most common and are both perfectly recyclable.

aluminum cans recycling for money

In case you have no bottles, there are always the classic destinations which you can scavenge for hours. Parks and other public place where people consume food and drinks are great spots to keep an eye on. Some people have managed to earn their living only by scavenging other people’s rubbish.

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, right? Consider professional waste removal for rubbish that ain’t.

7. Cardboard Recycling For Money Is Smart

Cardboard recycling for money

If you need some help organising, but don’t want to spend money for a new container or kitchen boxes, keep an eye out for house items you use no more. Transform old boxes into clothing storage, and an ice-cube tray can be used for a great jewellery holder.

You can also use a ton of different objects like old computer box and old furniture to show creativity in your home improvements.

This way you’ll have better household waste management and more cash in the pockets.

Call for professional furniture disposal if things are that bad.

8. Turn Off The Lights. Pay Less For Electricity Bills.

Light Bulbs - Turning Them Off Saves MoneyDon’t think light switches are located by the door, because this is the only place they can be. There’s a reason they are situated there! Switching the lights off must be a habit people do not only on Earth Days!

If you’re not using a light, please turn it off. Doing so will not only cut your electricity bills, but it also will improve your light bulb life.

9. Use Rechargeable Batteries. Battery Recycling Is a Thing of The Past.

rechargeable batteries that save money

Rechargeable batteries are a long term save. When they are used properly, you can take advantage of them hundreds or even thousands of times! This is a smart investment that will definitely pay off over time.

Beside the material benefit from the use of rechargeable batteries, many people don’t realise rechargeables have less impact on global warming, air pollution, air acidification and water pollution than the normal ones! Not rechargeable batteries should stay away from landfills, because they can prove very harmful for the environment as chemicals inside them that can leak.

10. Food Waste Recycling Into Compost. Save Cash From Not Buying This Any More.

food waste recycled into compost to save money

Making your own compost will show quick results in term of money savings. Having a vast garden can cause spending a fortune on compost instead of using a home-made mixture.

Check this comprehensive guide on food waste compost and enjoy your future savings from this enjoyable activity. You could also use wood ash to enrich soil and thus help greenery flourish!

11. Planning Your Meals Carefully. Save Money From Dumping Less Food Waste.

Meal Planning  For Food Waste Reduction To Save Money

Planning your meals can bring financial benefits you can’t imagine. The reason people spend a ridiculous amount of money of food is that they buy much more than they actually need.

By buying just enough for your family, you get a guaranteed investment. Otherwise, there are always food leftovers that get dumped but have cost you a fortune to by the raw materials. Optimal meals planning will make help you save money and not dump it mindlessly.

12. Grow Organic Food In Your Garden. Spend Less In The supermarket.

It may sound complicated or time-consuming, but it’s achievable! Once and for all spending money on giant-sized, genetically changed products will end.

Some easy food to grow on your own to save money are green salads, green beans, berries and cherry tomatoes. Another cost-effective trick is to grow herbs on the windowsill, because you don’t even need a garden.

13. Cut On Meat. Use The Saved Money For A Healthier Nutrition.

Nowadays meat isn’t the most affordable item in the grocery stores. Besides that, it’s not great for the environment, either. People destroy the rainforest to raise cows, and meat production results in more carbon emissions than any other protein. The point is to include some vegetarian meals in the weekly menu.

It’s not that hard to turn into a vegan for 10 days in each month. This momentarily brings you improvement in your health condition, and your conscience will be lighter knowing that you are doing your part to help the environment and animals. Considering less meat consumption will save you a lot of money, add variety to your palate, and give the planet a helping hand.

14. Start Buying Recycled Items. It’s Cheaper Than The Standard.

Close the entire process of recycling by buying products made from recycled materials. The more products we make from recycled materials, the better it is for the environment. The landfills will stay clear from the harmful gas they produce, which is a mixture of about half methane and half carbon dioxide.

There are so many recycled products to buy today you can literally buy everything. Many online stores are specialised in selling recycled, environmentally friendly and natural products. Shopping there will save you a good amount of money by paying only for labour. You won’t pay added costs for materials, because they were already supposed to be disposed into the closest landfill. This is simply how you can find a half price deal for yourself.

15. Buying Second-hand Things Always Saves Money.

If you are an insistent and clever, you can find yourself great bargains at almost any aspect.

Furniture, car, clothing, electronics and many other things. Buying used goods cuts down on manufacturing demands and keeps more items out of the landfill! People routinely throw away large amounts of good, and most of them cannot imagine how much they would help, if they just think for a second before disposing household items.

Recycling, reusing and reducing saves money and gives a longer life to common items others could use, saving the Earth in effect.

16. Sell Unwanted Clothes  For Quick Cash

We all have clothes we don’t use anymore. But not all of us realise the opportunity to save money and help the environment by changing the way we buy, use and get rid of our clothing.

The reason some of our clothes end up in landfills if because they remain unworn. They no longer fit, need repairing, or they don’t suit our style or taste any more. There are a few options to consider If clothing is in excellent condition but is no longer of use:

  • Recycle the clothes and sell them to someone.
  • Don’t forget that old clothing also has a value. Why don’t you try to sell them online or exchange them for money into the local second hand shop;
  • If you don’t look for a material profit, donate clothing to charity shops, local councils or other similar organisations.

17. Upcycle Your Old Wear. Save Money From Buying New Clothing.

upcycle old clothes to save money

The materials your old and now unfashionable clothes are made of is perfect for starting an original upcycling project. If you’re used to wearing a backpack, a standard cloth will do the job to sew a brand new one.

Here are 11 innovative way to repurpose old clothes that will surely inspire you to make the first move and will help you to recycle for cash.

18. Fully Load The Washing Machine And Use Cold Water. Reduce Energy Consumption.

This may sound unsanitary at all, but we can assure you it is not what you think. Wait till your laundry basket is fully loaded. Only then you can use your washing machine effectively. If your washing machine is brand new, chose a program which uses cold water instead of hot or lukewarm.

You’ll save money on water bills and energy, spend on heating the water and clothes will be just as clean.

19. Drinking Tap Water Will Help You Save Money From Buying Bottled.

drink tap water to save money

Think in a logical way about this example. Let’s say you drink 10 glasses of water a day. This equals around 2.5 litres per day and more than 900 litres per year. This means you will spend around $1500 a year buying bottled water. If you drink from the tap, you’ll barely spend amount close to the half of the one above.

Sounds like a brilliant plan for saving money!

Try to reduce buying bottled water, it’s messing with the environment through unwarranted materials extraction and wastage, as well as contributing to climate change. Not only are glaciers shrinking, but so are the volume of readies in your wallet or purse.

20. Save Money From Water Consumption

Everybody loves to spend countless minutes or maybe hours singing under the shower. Nice warm shower during the cold winter nights and refreshing cold one during the hot summer days.

Truth is that we only need less than five minutes.

Reducing our shower time can save thousands of gallons of water every second. The water shortage is a quickly growing global issue, and quick showers definitely will help the planet dealing with it.

Besides that can provide more savings on the water bill.

22. Reuse Old Towels For Pet Care.

Towels Recycling To Save Cash

If you have a pet, never throw away your shower towels. They are the perfect match to dry your puppy after a long walk outside in the rain. Use old towels to rub him off and protect your house from getting water and mud everywhere.

Another way to use your old shower towels is by making a lovely chewing toy for your puppy. Cut the towel into strips lengthwise about five inches wide and tie knots along the length of the towel close together. Your dog will fall in love with chewing on it.

Those are two perfect opportunities to reduce your monthly pet expenses.

22. Paper Recycling is Easily Avoidable. Go Fully Digital.

Save money by avoiding paper recycling. 

Go paperless and make your digital subscription. Nowadays, there are a lots of online platforms, which offers digital versions of hundreds of popular magazine titles.

The online version of a magazine will cost you less than the paper one. Doing so will help you get rid of all the paper cluttering your office, living room or bedroom. A good benefit to the digital magazine world is the searchability (suitability). It takes only a few seconds to find what you are looking for instead of walking to the next kiosk.

Furthermore the digital copy of your favourite magazine will never get lost by saving it in your mailbox.

23. Reduce Paper Statements. Opt In For Online Banking

Managing your bank account online saves you priceless time and also cuts the amount of junk mail coming to your house. This way your savings are more secure, because it’s a lot easier for a thief to steal your paper statements out of your mailbox, rather to get access to your e-banking account.

24. Avoid junk mail. Save Money From Not Buying Useless Stuff.

Stop junk mail from coming to your mailbox. This is nothing else than getting suggestions where to spend your saved money for things you don’t really need. Think about the tons of trees and gasoline wasted every day only because you need to get your junk mail delivered in your mailbox.

Find ways to reach the senders and unsubscribe from getting notifications on paper for every sale or clearance done. Or check online for services to help you reduce the unwanted mail.

25. Reduce Electricity Consumption To Save Cash. Unplug Unusable Electrnonics.

unplugging electronic to save money

Even if your appliances are switched off, most of them still use up electricity. You can do two easy things to start saving money by stopping these electrical appliances from leaking electricity.

The first one is to invest in a power strip and to remember turning it off every time when appliances aren’t in use.

The second one is simple and you even don’t need to put your hand in the pocket. The cheapest and most effective way is to remember to unplug electrical appliances when you are done using them. By doing this, all the electrical usage will be cut down to zero.

26. Electronics Recycling Can Be Avoided With Clever PC Management. Spend Less For Electricity As Well.

recycling electronics for money

In the century where almost every single person uses a computer at his workplace, turning it off at the end of the workday is a very important rule to follow. Unless for any company laws or necessities, there is no need to leave it on.

If you still need to leave it on for some reason, at least turn off the monitor. When it comes to your personal computer, try to create the habit of turning it completely off when you’re done using it.

Trust us, this will decrease the amount of your electricity bill.

27. Save Money By Not Buying New Phone Battery

Once your cell phone is fully charged, please unplug it. Monitor that light on the upper left or right-hand side of your display.

Once that light turns green your phone can’t go higher than 100% and you are just wasting electricity keeping it plugged in. Most people forget to do that, and this makes their electricity bills bigger. Also, it shortens their phone battery life.

28. Recycle Electronics . Enjoy Easy and Quick Cash

We know it might be tough to let go of your first phone, favourite game console, laptop, TV, antique MP3 player, but always comes a time when you just have to let it go. You can’t just throw those old electronics into the trash just like that. All of them can contain lead, mercury, cadmium and other potentially harmful chemicals that can often leach from landfills, contaminating the environment—and eventually human beings.

If you can’t give away your old computers and cell phones, you can recycle them—but only the right way. It’s first worth checking out whether your original retailer will accept the product for free recycling.

Another way is to sell your gadgets for a second hand use. You’ll be surprised what people will buy. Just be honest in the description even if the device isn’t working at all, it will still have a lot of interest.

There are people out there who like to fiddle with taking stuff apart, building complicated stuff.

29. Recycle Books For Cash

recycled books

Do you have bins and shelves full of books you’ll never read again? Well, think about people who would gladly read them. Collect all those unused books and sell them online or suggest them to your local bookstore and make some quick extra cash for the week or month.

If you don’t want to make a material profit from your “dust collectors”, it would be a great idea to donate books to a literacy organisation, local school or library.

Do you think your unwanted book won’t be valuable for anyone? Recycle it into cash by creating some DIY projects which can be easily sold. You can always make an invisible bookshelf, secret storage box or a creative picture frame.

30. Reuse Your Old Shoes.

Recycling Shoes To Save MoneyIf you have a closet full of athletic shoes, which are not wearable anymore, and you don’t want to throw them away, there is a solution. Check online for reusable shoe programs that some sports shoes producers organise. They will use them to create new surfaces for playgrounds, athletic fields and sports courts.

Rarely worn dress shoes, pumps and heels won’t be suitable for the athletic endeavours, but you can donate them to organisations for homeless people, orphans or other less fortunate ones. This would add some extra miles to your shoes and help you earn some pocket money.

31. Recycled Eco Art. Make Money From Waste.

Human needs are becoming bigger and bigger as time goes by. To satisfy them, we throw tons of packages daily, replace working appliances and furniture with new ones just because they are modern, fill shrinking land area with unnecessary things without even thinking that beside ourselves we also turn the nature into a slave of the technology, fashion and advertising.

So Eco Art is an art in harmony with the nature. It is all created from waste items – paper, metal, plastic, glass or natural materials like wool, hemp, dried plants, fruits, seeds, etc. Eco Art aims to recycle environmentally harmful materials and prevent them from polluting the planet. This innovative method is a good way to make some cash by showing potential and creativity.

32. Recycle Useless Stuff Into Gift Wrap. Save Money From Never Paying For This Again.

recycled gift wrap to save cash

Who doesn’t love holidays? Unfortunately, many people don’t know that wrapping paper is not recyclable. All the shiny, laminated paper together with tissue, ribbons and other holiday materials loaded in the recycle bins mixed with other paper products, can make an entire load unrecyclable. So in this case of gift wrap, it’s better to reuse, or not use at all.

The best practice is to do it yourself. Making the wrapping part of the gift itself is a great way to ensure nothing goes to waste. For example, you can use an old tea towel to perfectly wrap your presents or simple transform your old jeans into a creative wrapping paper. In each case you will save some money. And you can always check online for plenty of eco-friendly alternatives.

33. Choose Items With Less Packaging For A Cash Profit

Packaging Recycling To Save Money

Packaging is a growing global issue and companies like Nestle have committed to reduce the packaging of their products. Shop smart and you can help to reduce packaging waste as well! Look for products with bulk packages.

Dealing with waste from packaging less often will save you costs for rubbish removal services and most important, you will not waste time dealing with the packaging waste at your home.

34. Gift Cards Recycling For Money

Gift Cards Recycling

As most of them are made of PVC, they are accepted all around with the sole purpose of recycling them. If there’s a box filled with gift cards that’s covered in dust, there’s nothing to wait for any more. Take it to the recycle centre or use the material for DIY projects from gift cards.

In case you make something outstanding, just use it for a gift for the next person who’ll invite you to his birthday. That may spent a few hundred dollars, especially if the focus of your DIY project is on making kids toys.

35. CDs and DVDs Recycling. Get Your Hands on Quik Cash

Recycling CDs for money have always been profitable when done smart. If there is a recycling centre nearby you that accepts such recyclables, take advantage instantly. If unaware of the location of such facility, use any of the applications suggested further in the post to help the recycling companies find you and visit you at home.

Another suitable option is to swap your CDs and DVDs with someone else. Similar to our number 15 advice: Now you can avoid buying new products (good for your wallet, great for the environment) without sacrificing your need for entertainment. Check out the following swapping sites for access to thousands of CDs and DVDs:

  • Swapacd.com — Fans can access over 130,000 available titles. Load in your own CD titles and join the community to starting earning credits. It costs 49 cents plus one credit and shipping to score a CD from another member.
  • Swapadvd.com — Movie collectors can trade both new and classic DVD titles. More than 58,000 titles are available, and the number is growing as more people discover the cost benefits of swapping DVDs.

36. Videos Recycling. Earn Money From Something You Don’t Need.

Old-fashioned VHS device and tapes or video games recycling are perfect for getting rid of in terms of looking for a fast profit. In case you have a garden, use the CDs to hang them around the house. That scares unwanted birds that may cause you trouble.

37. Reduce CO2 Emissions. Pay Less For Transport By Sharing The Ride.

Share Ride To Save Money

Catch a ride with somebody else. A positive eco step to keep additional cars off the road. When going to a vacation with friends always look for opportunities to share your ride together. You won’t only save the cost of maintaining two cars, but also will show an impact for environmental sustainability.

You can also check Zimride ride-share service built on the Facebook social networking platform that enables members to create personal profiles and select ride mates who share similar music tastes, favourite sports teams, or who just seem “normal.” Zimmers can also test things like driving speed, music volume, and smoking preferences before agreeing to hop in.

38. Reduce Air Pollution Even Further. Don’t Pay For Transport At All.

You don’t have to be a die-hard environmentalist to appreciate that by walking or biking to work, you are doing something to personally reduce the negative impact of other forms of transportation. One expert states that for every four miles ridden on a bicycle (or walked presumably), you are keeping 15 pounds of pollutants out of the atmosphere. No fossil fuels, no ozone depletion, no deadly pollutants.

39. Tire Recycling For Money

Tire Recycling


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Instead of trashing the car’s tires when they are severely stale, make an attempt to upcycle them into something you’ve enjoyed in the past. Who hasn’t played with a cradle, swinging enjoyable for hours on it ? Anyone can make one as long as the tire is big enough to support the weight of your kid.

That way you may save up a few hundred dollars from buying a new one from the store that has nothing better than the old school tire swing. Check these 20 ideas to recycle old tires to get even more inspired for upcycling.

40. Save Money From Paper Towels

Do your best to keep the landfill save from paper by using washable rags instead of paper towels. Don’t waste your money for killing trees. Old rags or kitchen towels will deal even better with cleaning up the messes around the house.

41. Paint Recycling For Cash

Paint Recycling

This is one is risky.

All who want to retrieve some cash spent on paint have to ensure their gallons are full.

Once this is done, sell it on eBay or to any local store that will buy it for up to 70 % of its original price. In case you prefer donations, visit Habitat for Humanity ReStore and contribute to a better humane habitat.

42. Mattress Recycling Helps You Save Money From Insulation.

Matress Recycling

Everyone has few of these in their home. Why not take them apart and upcycle some of the parts inside into something that we would otherwise buy with a weekly salary ?

Quilting foam is a perfect material for a brand new carpet underlay. This will preserve your carpet from getting damaged and will also keep your feet warm when winter comes.

Cotton and felt are great for an insulation. If there are any holes or micro cracks at doors or the windows, a simple insulation would do the job for you. There are hundred of DIY projects on how to make an insulation yourself. Use the cotton and  felt from the old mattress and save some money for paying any experts

43. Programmable Thermostat

Consider installing a programmable thermostat in your home. This tiny device allows you to have a full control over the heat levels in the house. It is up to you when the temperatures will come on and when they will turn down.

With today’s technologies you can even download an app which will allow you to set up the desired temperature from a distance. Not think about the ton of money on your utility bills that will be saved. In addition to that it is also saving energy and reducing pollution.

44. Wine Corks Recycling For Money

Wine-Corks-Recycling-for-Money

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Always stack wine corks and sell them when you have already gathered at least a hundred. You’ll be surprised how huge the demand for cork material is. 

Cheap fishing rods have synthetic cork handles or ones made of EVA. Top fishing rods though, for which design and product quality is a leading factor, the cork class AAAA is considered a huge luxury. Expensive wines have corks made of this and is extremely precious, save it whenever you can.

On eBay, ordinary wine corks go for about 10 cents each and a huge profit is possible only if you own a restaurant.

45. Homemade cleaning supplies

Don’t buy all those cleaning supplies from the grocery stores which are jam- packed with toxic bacteria killers. They are nothing else but poison for people, animals and plants. And guess what, no environmental- friendly at all.

Try some mix-it-yourself cleaner with homemade ingredients like vinegar and baking soda. We guarantee it you’ll get better results in the cleaning process. And the best part is homemade cleaning supplies are quite inexpensive.

46. Host a Yard Sale. Earn Money From Trades.

Recycling at a Yard Sale

Keep your junk away from the landfills by organising a yard sale. This is a great opportunity to make money instead of trying to save some cash. Plan a massive house clearance and dedicate a brief space in your backyard where to display all the unwanted junk from your property.

It can be old stuff that you need to dump or something you don’t like anymore, but someone else can love it.

Don’t be greedy and put reasonable prices for your items. Make some flyers, let all the neighbours know and… voilà! Quick and efficient way to make some “real cash” from things you don’t need.

Check our tips for house clearance.

47. Build a strategic eco plan

Think in advance and plant some native trees all around your house. By spending some money on trees, you will save some by shading your house so you won’t be in need to turn on the AC once the summer arrives. The higher trees grown, the more CO2 will be absorbed from the air surrounding the property. This eco plan will also increase the value of your property in the future.

48. Recycle Finder – A Money Machine When Used Cleverly.

Recycling companies all around U.S. are patiently waiting for people whose backyard is filled with various junk. Only if you knew how to reach them would be everything necessary to not only get rid of the irritating rubbish but also earn some quick cash.

Recycle Finder is a quick and easy solution to this. Use this ingenious application and quickly find the location of all adjacent recycling business companies that will gladly take all your waste and will also pay for it.

49. Cards Recycling Into Guitar Picks

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You can recycle old bank cards, credit cards, etc. by making guitar picks! This one is from a personal experience, we always lose my plectrums, so we can never have enough of them lying around. These plectrums are actually not so bad to use, and if you can’t find a real one, they’re the next best thing.

Trust us, this saves a lot of pocket money.

50. Be smart and creative, save money and think about the environmental sustainability

Recycling For Money

Our last advice is to show your impact on the planet.

Think twice before throwing anything away. Maybe you can make it last longer or find another way to benefit from it, such as recycling for money. Use your creativity and save money by thinking about the health of our environment.

Make an online research in your spare time and find out which are the closest recycling centres around your neighbourhood and start using them.

If you are too lazy to manage your waste, don’t leave it just like that. Hire a professional rubbish removal company like Rubbish Please and leave all the hassle to them. 

UK Waste is Going Up, Going Up, Going Up.

Uk waste is Going Up, Up, Up There are annual waste statistics that must be made for every country and every city. These statistics include the amount of waste recycled, reused, and burned for the businesses and households during the year. Continue reading

Complete List of Tips To Live an Eco-Friendly Life at Home

Living an environmentally friendly life is not only beneficial for nature but will save you thousands of pounds each year. It is a win-win situation and will make you feel great about yourself.

There are four major categories you can focus on when trying to live a greener life. Here is a complete list of tips you can follow for a positive impact on the world around you:

Reduce the Waste You Generate from Food and Food Packaging

a landfill- source of land pollutionDid you know that the UK wastes 6.7 million tonnes of food each year and leads this negative chart in Europe? For example, half of the produced potatoes in the UK go to the landfill or around 350 000 tonnes.

Here are a few ways you can positively impact the world around you by tremendously reducing the food waste of your household.

Eat less meat, processed food or food that is not available in your region (imported from abroad). Think of all the energy needed to transport a piece of exotic fruit across the globe just so you can enjoy something slightly different from the fruits grown locally.

Buy funny-looking fruits and vegetables, they are as tasty as the pretty ones yet few people buy them because of their appearance.

Picture of fruits and Meal planning textBuy and cook food smart. Don’t buy more than you can eat. Cook more at home, it is more healthy, cheaper and you learn a useful skill. Use the method FIFO – first in first out, place the groceries that will expire sooner to the front of your cupboards and fridge.

Another way to get more use from groceries is to have a ‘use it all up’ meal where you use food that will soon expire. It might not be a state-of-the-art recipe but it can still be as tasty as a Gordon Ramsey meal.

Save by Reducing Your Electricity Consumption

Try to reduce the ‘vampire power’ you generate. The term vampire power stands for the electricity that your electric appliances use even when they aren’t working. Unfortunately, this doesn’t mean units stop to consume electricity while being plugged into the grid.

LED bulbs reduce up to 90% of the electricity consumed by old-fashioned light bulbsIf you wish to reduce the amount of electricity you consume, try buying economic appliances.

A good example is the use of LED bulbs which reduce the electricity consumed as much as 90%. Amazing, right? And don’t forget to turn off the lights in the rooms you are not using!

Another way to reduce the electrical consumption of the lights at home is to use a power strip.

Reduce the number of electrical appliances you use. Why use a dryer when you can put your clothes on a clothesline to dry?

Try to use appliances during the night savings time when fewer people use the grid. This way you will also save some money off your monthly budget.

Pollute Less And Use Transport The Smart Way

If you can, try to go to and from work by bike or walking, combine getting healthy with helping the environment. If your workplace is too far, you can use public transportation.

More than 10 cars transporting less passengers than a single tram wouldAnother way to pollute less from burning gasoline or diesel is to drive your car economically, without pushing the throttle to the maximum. It might sound like something irrelevant, yet it can reduce the gasoline burned by half compared to driving by over-revving all the time. For example, driving with 70 mph and 80-90 mph makes your engine consume more than 25% more gasoline. Remember, a 2l engine consumes twice as less gasoline than a 4l engine.

Carefully planning your time when going out with your car and combining different tasks such as shopping or going to the city centre will save a lot of your gasoline bills. As often as you can, try to share a drive with friends or use shared transport services. There are Facebook groups of people who offer a ride to and from every major city.

Reduce The Waste You Generate In A Dramatic Way

Four main colours of recycling bins - red, yellow, blue and greenRecycle everything you can. 

Plastic packaging, glass, paper, metals, electronics, etc.

Less than 50% of the generated domestic waste in the United Kingdom gets recycled.  The rest ends up at the landfill.

Imagine how much usable materials could be put back in the economy instead of throwing those away.

Here are a few more simple tips to reduce the overall waste your households generates:

Pay your bills online so you don’t receive paper bills each month. Thousands of tonnes of paper are used to print and send bill letters across the country. Be the change

Donate or give away any items that you would otherwise throw in the recycle bin.

Waste to ResourceUse reusable bins, water bottles, grocery bags, and kitchen utensils.

Get rid of one time items such as razors, plastic cups, dishes, forks, and spoons.

Pay attention whether an item you buy is environmentally friendly, whether its packaging is recyclable or whether it’s reusable.

Do not use chemical cleaners. Also, use natural and reusable cleaning materials to clean at home.

Follow proper recycling. Leftovers such as window glass need special recycling.

Paper that could be recycledUse as little paper as possible. Unsubscribe from all junk mail, try to read all newspapers and books online. We live in a digital era where we can send and receive literally any information online without the need to print it out on paper.

In the end, remember to unplug yourself from your busy daily life and be mind-friendly to yourself.

Think Of Sound Pollution In and Out Your Home

Although less popular than it should be, the issue is getting ever more traction throughout the busy urban areas. When it comes down to sound insulation, you could do interior, exterior or, at best, both. Although an issue throughout many suburban areas, noise pollution is most prominent throughout apartment buildings. If you are on a budget, one of the best solutions is to consider a soundproof floor and thus best insulate noise coming in or out of your home. The next best choice is to take care of windows and doors. Something as simple as soundproof curtains could make the difference in a decibel or two.

Remember, if you still need help with any sort of rubbish at home, Rubbish Please can help you, we are available 24/7 on 020 3404 5556.

How to Recycle or Reuse Your Smartphone or Laptop?

Nowadays, recycling your smartphone and laptop, some facts for the United Kingdomeveryone has a laptop and a smartphone nowadays due to the affordable price and the ever-increasing need for connection to the Internet. Moreover, as new software and hardware updates come out more often, the demand for new devices grows every year. But what do we do with our old laptops and smartphones? How much of our old devices do we recycle or repair? Let’s find out!

Recycling facts for smartphones and laptops

  • facts percentages ewaste recyclingE-waste is the fastest growing waste type in the Kingdom, increasing by 5% each year
  • There are more than 350.000 smartphones thrown in landfills every year
  • Less than 13% of the e-waste in the UK is recycled.
  • If you recycle 1 million phones, you will have approximately 350 kgs of silver, 15 kgs of palladium, 35 kgs of gold and 16,000 kgs of copper.
  • The United Kingdom generates around 1.3 tonnes of electronic devices per year
  • More than twenty thousand batteries are thrown in landfills each year around the UK.
  • Around 25% of the electronic waste can actually be reused and not thrown into the landfill

How Can I Recycle or Reuse my Laptop?

If you bought a new laptop or you simply want to get rid of your old one for whatever reason, there are numerous ways to either recycle it or reuse it so it does not end up on a landfill.

Recycling your old laptop can be done in specially designated recycling centers under the UK’s WEEE regulations which cover home electric appliances as well as medical appliances.

One of the optimal ways to recycle your old laptop is to use a service that many of the big laptop producers such as Apple and Dell provide. When you buy a new laptop from them, they are obliged to take care of the recycling of your old one.

Ways to Reuse Your Laptop

When it comes to reusing your laptop, there are hundreds of ways you can put your old machine to use. Here are just a few:

Use it as a Desktop PC

Picture of a laptop on a desk, used as a PCYou will be surprised at the various ways your laptop can be used at your home. If your laptop works but is outdated, the battery drains fast or is simply slow, you can use it as a desktop PC. You can backup files from your new laptop, let a friend use it when you use your other laptop or use it yourself when you’ve left your new laptop at work or somewhere else.

Transform It Into a Home Cinema System/Media Center.

Combine it with a projector and you get an awesome cinematic experience at home with a screen as wide as you want it to be, on any wall. Play music, watch movies, use it as a slideshow or a conference medium, the opportunities are limitless. Using your old laptop is great compared to using a smart TV as it is easier to write on the keyboard, easier to browse the Internet or browse folders.

Use Your Laptop as a WiFi Router

Another usage of your laptop is to use its ability to transmit WiFi signal. If there are areas in your home with bad WiFi connection, place your laptop there and use it as a router, works perfectly if you need a good connection for your backyard bbq, cellar or basement.

Reuse Specific Parts

The monitor is often times used separately when the laptop no longer works. If you are tech savvy enough you can use the camera as a home surveillance. Another part of the laptop that I use is the hard drive, instead of buying an external HDD you can buy a hard drive case from eBay for less than 10 pounds and use your laptop hard drive as an external HDD and save a few hundred for a new one.

Give the Laptop to a Friend or Sell it

Depending on the usability of your laptop, you can give it to a friend who might need it or simply sell it on eBay or a local Sell/Buy facebook group. Check the average price the model sells for on eBay and put some ads around the Net. Even if it’s broken, you can still sell it for a few bucks, repair shops can always find a use of the parts as well.

How to Reuse or Recycle my Smartphone

smartphone-1445489__340The pace with which smartphones become outdated increases exponentially. A 2-year-old phone might have difficulties with some apps or its battery might drain very fast. Nevertheless, you can still find some use for your old phone, here are a few examples:

Use it as a car phone or GPS navigation

GPS smartphone used in a car as navigationIf your phone has a GPS and touchscreen, you can use it for navigation or a media player in your car. Keep a USB cable in your car and whenever you get on the road, plug your phone and set a destination. You can either use applications which only use GPS or you can purchase a sim with mobile internet and use it for your old phone.

Use your Smartphone as a Universal Remote Control

smartphone controlling home electronicsNo matter the OS your phone has, you can use it to control all kinds of devices at home, there are applications which let you control your AC, TV, laptop or other appliances. Development in IoT is bound to let us control even the smallest of electric appliances at home.

Use Your Smartphone for Artistic Purposes

How creative can you get in using your smartphone in an art installation, a collage or in other ways that show your creative spirit? For example, I like to remove the hardware of my old phones and use the outer casing as a wallet or a box.

Same as Your Laptop, You can Easily Sell Your Phone

motherboard for recyclingWhether it is on the Internet or to a friend, you can sell your phone depending on its age and usage, check prices for your model on eBay, same as you would do for your old laptop. Don’t forget to erase your personal information from the phone before selling it!

Recycling Options

There are various ways to recycle your phone, you can either check how much cash you can get for it if you use a phone recycler. Another option is to research which phone manufacturers give discounts when buying a new phone and recycling your old one through them. In the end, you can always use a recycling facility for electric appliances.

History of Recycling in London and the United Kingdom

Ever wondered where all your garbage/refuse/trash goes after it is collected by the rubbish collectors? In this article we will find out the way London disposes of its waste.

The history of recycling in the U.K.

Reccling of aluminium cans during the WW 2The United Kingdom has been recycling its waste for over 80 years. During the Second World War, it has mobilized households to separate their garbage which was then used for ammunition or other military products. The food waste was gathered and used to feed pigs, as there was lack of food not only for the people but for the animals as well.

Consumerism Boom of the 60s

After the war was over, the recycling process transformed fast, as cardboard and glass waste doubled over the next 10 years due to a new shopping habit which was gaining traction fast. First pioneered in the U.S. in the 30s, it has now made its mark in Britain – the self-service shop. Now, everyone could inspect, touch and read every product by themselves. In order to do that freely, all products had to be packaged.

Electric Lorry for Waste Transport in LondonRecycling was one of the answers to the ever-increasing amount of rubbish generated. For example, 25% of all papers in the U.K. were made of recycled paper. Birmingham was a leader in recycling methods, showing that it is a crucial part of a sustainable lifestyle even in the post-war era. It incinerated the unusable rubbish, creating electricity for its rubbish trucks which were electric, creating an almost 0-waste recycling cycle. Unfortunately, that method of recycling did not last long

As living standards rose higher, people and councils alike began to negate the importance of waste, as most refuse generated was thrown to the landfill with little of it being recycled. All types of home waste, car bodies, and old bicycles, even the local sewage water was being disposed of at the waste landfills. Waste pits were popping up like mushrooms after rain, there were hundreds of them in rural England.

Another change in the waste management in the U.K. was the introduction of plastic bags. As food waste increased due to change in consumer behavior, the smell of rotting trash bins became a real problem. Plastic bags made it even easier to throw rubbish away but made it even harder to recycle it.

The recycling structure which was built during the war period was now being taken apart. To deal with that, the government introduced mass burn incinerators which did not even create electricity, simply burned everything and spurred it into the air.

On top of that, Planned Obsolescence was introduced, where companies found out they can increase revenue by making products with much shorter ‘lifespan’, choosing how long a product will work and when it will break down. Moreover, the introduction of Revopak rubbish trucks created yet another excuse for the people and the government to ignore the need for recycling. A Revopak truck could smash any type of waste into a size 5 times smaller than the original.

During the 70s, recycling rate decreased to the staggering 3%

During that period, recycling and making profits seemed like the opposite sides of a coin. Consumerism and shopping mania has become an inseparable part of the U.K. mentality. On top of that, waste management attracted corruption as the government’s financing scheme for the waste management was flawed.

New Hope for Recycling in the United Kingdom

During the 80s, waste management was privatized, decreasing its annual cost by 1 million pounds. Moreover, the War on Waste act stated that every citizen felt that there is something wrong with the way we deal with refuse, the scale of generated waste was abnormal. In 1981, a group of statisticians from all over the world, using computer calculations to establish the minima and maxima of how overpopulation and waste generation will impact the world in the first decade of the 21st century said that we are facing imminent global collapse if societies continue to live the way they do.

From Collective to Individual Society

A BottleBank repository, LondonIn the UK, after the second majority election of Margaret Thatcher, the control of services and goods transitioned from a collective responsibility into the hands of individuals. For the first time, with the introduction of BottleBanks, someone found a way to make money from recycling. PaperBanks, PlasticBanks, ClotheBanks and many more were later introduced, supported by both government and the royalty alike.

Keep calm and recycleAnother savior of the environment was the wheelie bin, which was widely used in Europe but introduced in the UK in the 80s. It immediately doubled the recycling rate in the Kingdom. Unfortunately, the Parkinsons law of rubbish, which says that the more bin space households have, the more waste they’d recycled, made it so recycling couldn’t keep up with the waste generation rate.

Climate Change and the Need to Recycle More

The ever-increasing awareness of society that we negatively impact the environment has been the reason many landfills across the Kingdom to be shut down even before they were completely filled. Materials which could be recycled now seem more precious than before.

We still generate waste like never before, hoping that the waste industry will take care of all the garbage, yet recycling is slowly coming back to the rates it was at during the mid 20th century.

Use the Help of Rubbish Removal Professionals

Rubbish Please - a London based Refuse collection companyRubbishPlease takes care of waste in an environmentally friendly way, visit our service pages to find out all about the services we provide or explore our blog where we’ve put a lot of useful information about the way you can generate and take care of waste responsibly.

The 5 Green Technology Inventions To Look for in 2017

solar panel and skyThe world is looking frantically for green technologies to make our lives more sustainable.

From an integrated control system for your home to smart clothes, modular smartphones, edible plates and sea bins that collect the rubbish of the sea, the Rubbish Please Company can easily say there is a huge rise in the interest and search for new environmental inventions.

However, are these green gadgets going to be enough to get us to the goal of 20% reduced emissions worldwide?

We’ll leave that for you to decide, meanwhile, we’ve gathered a list of the 5 green technology innovations that will restore your hope for humanity. We believe those will be the change-makers for the sustainable future we all wish for.

1: The Electric Car

This one will not be about Tesla cars, but about its new and uprising competitors.

We believe that having higher competition will make innovations happen faster and the end product (EVs) will cost less when there is over one powerful player on the market.

Think of how fast smartphone innovations have gone for the past few years.

Did you know: 25-30% of the annual emissions in the U.S. are generated from transport vehicles

faraday electric vehicle

Picture taken from https://www.ff.com (Faraday Future company)

The first electric car start-up we want to give props to is the California-based company, Faraday. Even their name seems like a challenge aimed at Tesla. Michael Faraday is a well-known scientist for his research and innovation in the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.

The fact that Faraday focuses on producing an electric supercar with a 1000 horsepower engine (actually, 4 engines, 1 for each wheel) will make Tesla work even harder to maintain the first spot in this niche which on its turn will snowball the flow of innovation in this much-needed field of electric vehicles.

charging of an electric carThe second contender in the EV market is Uniti who have a different, equally powerful approach – to work on user-friendliness and focus on target markets such as millennials who look for practicality and reliability. You can follow the development of this Swedish start-up here.

A few decades might pass until electric vehicles are the dominant transportation worldwide, and until then, we hope the continuous development of low emission fuels such as cellulosic biofuels would serve as the perfect remedy for the unpleasant shift from oil-fuelled to green energy-fuelled transportation.

Did you know: cellulosic biofuels can be up to 80% more efficient (producing fewer emissions) than gasoline?

2. Zero Energy Building and 3D Printing

You might think 3D printers had their glory a few years ago. And you will be right, the initial worldwide buzz is over, however, now is the time when 3D printing becomes useful in big-scale, high-impact industries such as construction aiming to reduce builders’ waste to zero.

AMIE, a technology developed by SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP) uses recycled materials, on the other, it is designed to optimally “condense the many functions of a conventional wall system into an integrated shell – structure, insulation, air and moisture barriers, and exterior cladding” (SOM press release).

On top of all that, AMIE (Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy) can produce enough energy to sustain its own consumption, and combined with a hybrid car, it can be used as a high-tech caravan. Pretty cool, huh?

green housesThere are many sustainable building technologies gaining traction in 2017, to name a few – active solar and daylighting, solar-thermal cladding, bio-plastics, self-healing concrete (wow! to that one), low-energy building, super-insulation, passive ventilation, the list goes on.

All of these are becoming the foundation of the so-called sustainable urbanism which hopefully will become yet another big factor in ‘building’ a future of zero-pollution.

Did you know: sustainability is the “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

3. Solar Energy With a Twist!

Yes, yes, this one has been here for ages, and most of us already know what its drawbacks are – no sun, no energy!

That means that countries with low annual sunshine hours have no incentive to commercialise this energy source, making solar panel investors and companies salty.

Ironically, it is salt that is about to save and rejuvenate the trust in this green energy source.

installation of solar panelsFor example, thanks to liquid salt, companies which design and produce industrial scale solar panel plants, will need to construct six power plants instead of seven while retaining the same energy output of 4 million gigawatts per hour annually.

Moreover, molten salt has the ability to retain tremendous amounts of heat which are released to power conventional turbines during the high-consumption hours of the day, mostly after sunset. On top, according to experts, solar panels impact property value by far.

4. Water-generated Electricity in a Heartbeat

This one has been here for a while as well, yet there hasn’t been a water generator powerful enough to become a reliable substituent to the conventional energy sources we use today. The HiWave energy converter might be the answer. HiWave is a wave-harnessing technology that mimics the human heartbeat. Compared to other wave generators, it is lightweight and can harness any type of wave.

Hiwave energy generator tested in a pool

Picture from: www.innoenergy.com

Currently, the cost of production and maintenance, as well as the Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE) has been too high for wave generators to successfully compete with conventional energy sources such as coal and oil. The average LCoE index of a water generator is between 0.30 to 0.50 EUR/kWh, too expensive for the average consumer to afford.

As explained by the creators of HiWave, by “having an oscillator with pneumatic pretension and a mechanical drive train with high natural frequency of oscillation” practically makes it five times more efficient than its predecessors and a realistic competitor on the energy market.

5. Development of AI (Artificial Intelligence)

This one is a bit of a long shot, a utopian, futuristic and abstract view of the future, but bear with me.

You might ask, how can AI help reduce carbon emissions? If we take the surprisingly accurate estimate of when Singularity (when AI surpasses humans in terms of intelligence) will happen according to Ray Kurzweil (2029), we can assume the total takeover of AI operated machines in the production of all products (maybe except artistic commodities) will happen in our lifetimes. We must point out that AI is as good as its programming.

programmingFor example, the ‘smartest’ computer right now, IBM’s Watson, is getting over $100 million of financing only for a fleet of startups which all have one goal – to create applications for it which can be used in medical research, precision agriculture, data analysis, design and computation of projects in all fields of science and business, leading to an insurmountable number of new inventions and technologies. That, on its own, would make waste, pollution, disease, and other issues of today a distant memory of the past. Now isn’t that something to look for?

How to Recycle at Work Effectively?

In this article, we will discuss the importance of recycling at your workplace and what steps to follow in order to successfully implement this practice in your company.

Why Should You Recycle at Your Workplace?

The reasons are many, let’s start from the most important ones:

  • Reducing the waste which goes to the landfills and pollutes the air and soil
  • The change in your office will lead to many of your employees to start recycling more at home as well
  • Save from waste management costs.
  • Improve your brand image by being a greener business.
  • Improve the work output of your employees by creating an environment which follows the latest trends of protecting the environment.
  • Create possibilities for positive PR exposure in the media
  • Save space and reduce clutter in the office

Where to Start?

The first step of implementing a recycling system at work is to perform a waste assessment of the types of waste that your workplace generates most. Usually, the most common waste offices produce is paper – documents, cardboard or other paper-made packaging.

However, depending on the type of business and department you manage, other types of waste are: Paper in the office that can be recycled

  • Food and drink cans or other metals
  • Obsolete or broken electrical equipment
  • Plastic bottles, packaging and other plastics
  • Organic waste

9 items that you did not know are recyclable

After you know the quantities and types of waste you produce each month you can decide on what types of rubbish bins you need.

Types and Design of Recycling Bins

The placement, design, size and purpose of the recycling bins in your workplace play a major role in reaching the maximum recycling rate at your workplace. There are different factors you must take into consideration when choosing where to place the recycle bins. These are the two most important things to consider:

  • Where each type of rubbish is produced (and therefore place a recycling container near it)
  • The health safety of your employees. According to hygiene experts at Metro Cleaning, contamination and making sure your workplace is kept clean and healthy is your number one priority when it comes to waste management.

The common choice of colours for each type of recycling container is:Four main colours of recycling bins - red, yellow, blue and green

  • Recyclables – Yellow
  • Rubbish – Red
  • Food, organics – Lime Green/Burgundy
  • Paper/cardboard – Blue

For more detailed information on where each waste type goes you can read this page by the Wigan Council.

If you do not have a big budget to use for the change to recycling at your workplace, there are various ways you can save a few bucks, here are a few:

  • UDIY recycling bins - labelsse old bins you have or buy cheap ones with the same colour and use your own labelling on them.
  • Set in a scoring system where employees can help with recycling on their way out of work or during breaks, or in any other way. Those who perform best can earn various small prizes like a free lunch or a title “Employee who saves the Planet” etc.

Communicating and Training your Employees

The most important part of introducing and successfully implementing recycling in your workplace is to successfully communicate why, how and what your employees would have to do on a daily, weekly and monthly basis in order to reach the highest results.

Did you know: Offices that use desk-side recycling bins recycle 20% more!

Keep in mind that it is common for employees to be sceptical about any change in their workflow that gets them out of their comfort zone and presumably creates more work for them.

To make your employees feel comfortable with recycling, focus on the benefits that recycling provides for the environment, your office and how it eases their work.

In order to involve your employees in the recycling process, organise trainings where you explain the basics of reusing, reducing and recycling and how all of these help in reducing the negative impact we have on the environment.

Office training on recycling strategyTo make the learning process easier and more pleasant, place information boards or any other useful information near locations in the office where staff gathers during small breaks so they can easily view them whenever needed. For example, you can motivate your employees to recycle at work and at home by providing them with recycling ideas which can save you some bucks or make awesome toys from recyclable materials.

Don’t forget to communicate the changes in waste management with your cleaners and janitors as well. They will be the ones who take care of emptying the recycling bins and taking care of the recycling of each type of rubbish.

Set Goals and Plan Monitoring

Set up small goals and a clear plan on how to reach them the first month. This is the test pilot phase for you, so focus on monitoring and improving instead of on the success of reaching its goals.

Find the most suitable internal communication channel to regularly inform your employees on any changes or updates to your recycling strategy. Ask your HR department and even the internal marketing employees for ideas on how to ensure a fluent communication so there is no extra tension or obstacles to the normal workflow in your company.

Constantly inform your employees on the successes of your recycling efforts and let them contribute with ideas on how to improve your strategy.

Did you know: Offices with centralised recycling bins recycle less than those with desk-side bins which reduced paper waste close to zero.

Final Words – Be Creative When Thinking About Recycling

Introducing a recycling scheme at work can be an exhausting and time-consuming action. Keep an eye on the positive outcomes for your office and most importantly, the environment!

Reusing, repurposing, recycling and conserving energy can be achieved in numerous ways, from small to big actions like using a reusable grocery bag to turning the lights and your computer off when you leave and office.

Always keep an eye out for new ways to reduce the negative impact you have on the environment.

Interviewing The Must-follow Upcycling Artists

The reason we started writing this blog post about those creative upcycling artists is actually the previous one, called “What is upcycling“. The aim of our latest blog post was to build more awareness about the topic. Suddenly, during the research about the creative reuse process a.k.a upcycled art,  an idea popped up in our minds.

There were tons of information on the internet about how we should learn to create a product of higher quality or value than the original from discarded objects or materials. Furthermore we came across many enthusiasts, who are brilliant at repurposing things and accomplishing amazing upcycled art projects. This motivated us to write this blog post about professional and inspiring upcycling artists and designers. Doing so will help us spread the idea of having a sustainable life, which is as near as possible to the zero-waste concept.

The Upcycling Artists You Should Definitely Know About

Then we came up with the slogan “we can all make a difference”! And we were all about the idea to make the difference by looking for people, who are actually reducing the need to use more natural resources and spend most of their time upcycling. We wanted to find them and highlight the personalities standing behind the title upcycling artist. So we’ve outreached more than 50 Upcycling craftsman asking them 10 simple questions from which emerged some fantastic ideas for upcycling.

Now the goal is to introduce to our readers and customers, personalities who instead of just talking and advising about how to upcycle, are literally taking the action into their hands as recreating their best upcycling ideas. So, refer to the upcycling artist presented by Rubbish Please: they might seem different at first look, but they all have something in common: they are creative, talented, concerned about the environment and they love to give the trash a new life with their brilliant new ideas for old junk!

Dinah Wulf – The Upcycling Artist Behind DIY Inspired

Dinah Wulf is a work-at-home mom who’s been into creative DIY for the past several years. She’s a globally recognized artist who runs DIY Inspired – Website For Repurposing Ideas and the opportunity to reach her for an interview helped us dig up some sweet information about this guru of the DIY upcycled art.

Dinah gets thrilled when she manages to successfully transform old items into something new. She draws inspiration from her love for flea markets, garage sales and thrift store shopping and proudly admits “there is nothing that can make her stop repurposing“. Dinah creates mostly on her own but when asked if someone helps her she admits: “My husband will help every once in a while.”.

There aren’t any difficulties that Dinah hasn’t managed to overcome. According to her precious experience, “it’s all about trial and error” and if she doesn’t like the final results of any of her projects, she just starts over again until she reaches the desired quality which is a feature of a true professional who loves her job.

Dinah doesn’t spend any time on selling her creations. Instead, she uses them as home decoration or as gifts to someone who shows a significant interest to her work. A lot of her previous work is being kept in her home till now. As you can see, Dinah is a great source of furniture upcycling ideas in addition to the other crafts.

In contrast to our expectations, Mrs Wulf spends very little money on her projects. When we asked her how much she is eager to spend on a project she says: “I spend very little on projects. There is no “maximum” per se, but I don’t believe I have spent very much. I think the most I have spent on a piece of furniture to makeover was $60″. This is definitely a very low amount of cash, considering the quality of her repurposing ideas.

When being asked what she defines as her most successful work, Dinah told us that any furniture she makes is being heavily used by her daughter and their friends which is a strong signal that it makes them happy – we guess this is what is Dinah’s (and many other moms’ ) definition of success. In case you need any ideas for upcycling projects for kids, her website is the right place to explore.

When Dinah Wulf finishes any of her upcycling art projects, she “gets immediately filled with feelings of satisfaction and can’t wait to start the new DIY journey to success“. Her final words of inspiration to our readers are:

“The old saying, “one person’s trash is another one’s treasure”, is very true. Transforming something old and unwanted into something new and useful is a great feeling. As a bonus, you get to keep those treasures out of a landfill.”

 

Ptolemy Elrington – The Upcycling Designer of The Awesome Hubcap Creatures

Ptolemy Elrington is an artist who collects thousands of lost hub caps from roadsides across Britain and turns them into spectacular animal sculptures.

Working in his own studio, Ptolemy is crafting all kinds of animals using hubcaps from variety of brands including BMW, Mercedes, Ford and Reno and other world popular manufacturers. He fixes the caps together using wire salvaged from scrap yards and cuts them with a craft knife and hacksaw.

Within his work he concentrates on creating sculpture of natural forms from found and upcycled materials. At the moment he is working with a variety of materials including shopping trolleys, scrap metal and car wheel trims which he re-shapes into a variety of life forms. Anything he makes is an astounding upcycled stuff, all of which is unique of its kind. 

He says he was inspired by a visit to India in the late nineties. “The poverty-driven creativity I saw there, coupled with a growing awareness of careless waste in this country pushed me in the direction of trying to encourage people to think before throwing away”.

Ptolemy is 100% sure there is nothing that can make him stop doing what he loves. Or maybe he would, if only he was physically unable. Creating amazing upcycling projects is why he gets up in the morning!

There’s always new difficulties in his kind of work, because there are always new challenges. But mostly these come in the form of commissions that tax him and when they tax him it keeps him fresh and excited. “If I’d done it all I would probably not relish my work anywhere near as much”, says the original upcycling artist.

Once Elrington is done with his new project, he puts the hubcap creatures for sale. He would love to keep the art he creates, but this is his full time job so he has to sell it.

Although there are plenty of people out there with advice, Ptolemy runs his business on his own and there is no one who is helping him.

At the beginning of his career he used to use entirely found or donated materials, but as his business has grown and diversified, he was in need to buy some materials.

Most notably old shopping trolleys and old car bumpers, because he needs specific colours. His outlay is usually quite small – and the most expensive thing he has bought for work is his welder which was worth a thousand GBP.

As his most successful project Mr. Ptolemy describes the giant bee made for Ecover a couple of years ago. The aim of the sculpture was to promote awareness of a new bottle making process they’d designed that was using waste collected from the oceans. It seemed a very worthwhile project.

He is too busy with running the company and taking care of his family to take on any more work. Thus, he likes to think that his work promotes discussions around the upcycling ethos.

Here’s what he would say to inspire others to upcycle, if he had only 3 sentences to use: “Look around you with honesty and tell me there have been no global weather changes in your lifetime. What sort of world would you like your children to inherit? Together we can effect change but if some of us do nothing we will never succeed.”

When asked about how does repurposing make him feel Elrington says: “I’m getting older and more cynical day by day but repurposing, reusing, recycling and creative thinking about our environment and about solutions to our global problem fills me with hope. That’s why I do it.”

Thomas Dambo – The Upcycling Master of Wooden Sculptures

During his whole life Thomas Dambo has been having an urge to experiment and make stuff. As a kid big tree top houses sparked his interest, as a young teenager – skateboard ramps, later his own bed and stereo rack served as inspiration. In his late  teenage years he started doing hip hop music and  graffiti painting.

The music took over and he used to spend most of the time promoting it by doing different types of street art or advertising with covers, t-shirts, music videos and screenography for concerts as the music got more popular.

Thomas was rolling solo in this and always made things happen the way he likes it. He is using only tools and materials close to him. He would even “dumpster dive for materials or borrow them, but would never spend money on them”.

Dambo says, “it all taught me that I was able to make pretty much what I wanted without having to pay a lot of money for the materials. It taught that the only limit for realising my imagination was my energy – not the cost!

Now he is 36 and still works the same way, but more professionally. The upcycling artist has a big workshop filled with different stuff materials he scavenged around the city of Copenhagen such as wood, plastic buckets, t-shirts, action figures or whatever he managed to get his hands on. Thomas gets surprisingly frequently inspired for new upcycling craft ideas which brings a lot of attention on his activity and he also has the talent to see the potential in any items that can be turned into clever upcycled things.

For example, last year Dambo scavenged 500 high quality wheels from a shop refurbishing. But later these wheels inspired him to create an interactive alphabet on wheels. “I didn’t know what to use the wheels for when I first found them, but I saw a potential and got the idea later on.”, says the craftsman.

This is pretty much how the artist works. He is getting his inspiration from the different materials and tools he finds and tries to get the best out of what he’s got.

The pieces of art Dambo is most famous for is the big wood sculptures! “The idea for them came, because I’m always able to scavenge unlimited supplies of wood. So I wanted to come up with an idea that could use all these smaller pieces of wood.”

After some experimenting he came up with the idea for the big wooden sculptures and the technique to craft them, that’s why they look so fragmented and all the wood has different colours which adds this specific texture to the final projects which are one of their kind.

When Thomas Dambo is creating a sculpture he likes to let the surroundings inspire him. Dambo’s aim is to make his sculptures live in our world, not to be exhibited on a pedestal. T. Dambo: “The people should interact with them and the environment so the crafts can become more alive”.

Depending on what materials Thomas will be able to scavenge, he defines how the big wooden project will look like. If he scavenges a lot of long boards, it would get long legs, or if he finds a lot of really dark wood, the final project would get a darker body than the usual. This natural final effect is what adds to the desired final texture of the artwork.

He likes to go with the flow. Never plans out everything in details. He says: “If I wanted to plan everything, it would be really hard to build in recycled materials, because it’s hard to guess what I will find.” 

His final words of inspiration to all of you should make you reconsider throwing any further waste mindlessly. Thomas Dambo kindly asks you to think twice about the impact of your actions, even when they seem to be not that important at first thought:
“I hope my different art projects will show the world that it’s possible to make anything out of trash “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” I know it’s a cliche, but I think a lot of people don’t really understand the full meaning of this saying. It goes two ways, and I hope people will think twice before they empty their trash can, because what don’t have value for you, might have a lot of value for others.”

Floyd Elzinga – The Upcycling Artist Who Turns Steel Into Treasure

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Floyd Elzinga

Floyd Elzinga has over 15 years of experience in three dimensional sculpting and highlight installations. After graduating Fine Arts in the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design in Halifax, Mr. Elzinga became highly interested in working with steel materials because of its “malleable and forgiving nature” and now runs his own website at FloydElzinga.com where he features much of his inspirational upcycled art projects.

We interviewed this true master of upcycling art design to learn more about him in order to share it with you. This unique artist has a great story, he’s been through a lot of hardships and has shared much of his previous and current journeys with us. We couldn’t hold it any longer and decided to show it all to you. Mind that his upcycled art ideas aren’t suitable for anyone as they require a lot of knowledge and experience in working with metals, mostly steel, but this is what makes them even more precious and unique.

What has inspired you to start upcycling/recycling ?

“As the child of Dutch immigrant farmers I was taught from an early age to be conscious of my waste and to be creative with my resources”.

Is there anything that can make you stop upcycling and what is it ?

“The only thing that prevents me from recycling is being in a place (municipality) that has no recycling infrastructure”.

Have there been any difficulties that you still haven’t overcome ?

“The largest difficulty that I have not overcome is getting recycling facilities to allow me to purchase their materials before they are processed.  It is disappointing that these government organizations (that are built on the foundation of ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’) are not willing to allow someone like myself to ‘repurpose’ their materials, make money on unprocessed material and save the costly steps of recycling”.

What do you do with the craft once you’re finished ? Do you sell, give or keep as a collection?

“I create sculptures, some of which, are entirely created from repurposed or reclaimed stainless steel that I purchase from a metal salvage yard.  These sculptures I sell at art shows, in galleries or online.  Previously I would buy new material to make my sculptures and paid a premium for precision crafted stainless steel that was created to engineering standards only to bring it to my studio and smash it with a hammer to create texture…I now dumpster dive and find material that has value added texture already on it!”

Are you upcycling on your own or there’s someone who’s helping you ? Who is he/she and what is the most useful help you get ? Do you wish this person could help you more or less with anything ?

“I have two employees that help me create the sculptures that I make in my studio but the person that helps me with upcycling the most is the owner of the local metal salvage yard.  He is very supportive of my artwork and will sometimes save things that he thinks I will like.  I wish more facilities like this would consider selling their merchandise to someone like me”.

Do you have anything like a maximum budget for materials or there is no such thing ? What is the highest amount of cash you’ve spent to finish a project ?

“The maximum budget for a project would be in line with the maximum price I could charge for the resulting art work.  I have spent several thousand dollars in accumulating used stainless steel pipe and tubing (old pool ladders, milk lines, medical equipment, food processing tools…)that I can use to make trees, branches, and roots”.

What do you define as your most successful upcycling/recycling project ?

“A piece called ‘Broken’ was created entirely out of reclaimed stainless steel.  It was an 8′ long replica of a 12” long broken section of a wild grape vine.  It was featured in several art exhibitions and won several awards, but the real reward for me was that it was entirely created from repurposed material”.

Have you ever thought about starting a campaign to raise  awareness of the upcycling idea ?

“I did have the idea to become the ‘Artist in Residence’ at the local dump. Although on paper my  purpose would be to raise awareness about waste management and create positive public relations opportunities, my motives would be to have access to a wealth of ‘other people’s trash’.  It could also be used as an educational tool for local schools to come and visit the artist in residence”.

Can you describe how does the repurposing of items make you feel ?

“I am proud to be able to save materials from having to be unnecessarily processed.”

Shari Mendelson – Upcyclling Art Designer Who Turns Discarded Plastics Into Remarkable Sculptures

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Shari Mendelson

If there is anyone who can be proud of the many successful exhibitions which are still increasing in number, this is Mrs Shari Mendelson. Mostly being recognized in NYC, Shari has about 30 year of teaching and working experience in sculpture in universities in New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and also served as an online art director for Time Inc.

Currently, she’s inspired mostly by historical ceramic, metal artifacts and discarded plastics. All of her work is definitely distinguished and can be seen at the gallery of Shari Mendelson’s website.  

Shari collects numerous bottles of any type and cuts them into pieces to repurpose them in the most creative way possible. Any of her projects is intended to bring associations to history and culture and that can be seen in any of her uniquely upcycled crafts. What is specific about Shari is that she gives brief but very precise information on what materials have been used to create any of the amazing sculptures shown below. Her work brings some great examples of upcycling on the table that cannot be seen anywhere else and definitely deserve to be seen.

What has inspired you to start upcycling/recycling ?

“I had been making art out of sheet plastic that I was purchasing. In my non-art life I recycle everything possible, compost and consider myself an environmentalist. I realized I needed to make my art practice more in keeping with my values.  With so much plastic littering the streets of NYC, there was no need to purchase new plastic”.

Is there anything that can make you stop doing it and what is it ?

“I am an artist and there are times when I may want to use other materials for my work. At the present, I’m happy to use recycled materials as the main element of my sculpture”.

Have there been any difficulties that you still haven’t overcome ?

“No real difficulties”.  

What do you do with the craft once you’re finished ? Do you sell, give or keep as a collection?

“My main interest is in making the work.  My pieces usually get sold through art and design venues”.

Are you upcycling on your own or there’s someone who’s helping you ? Who is he/she and what is the most useful help you get ? Do you wish this person could help you more or less with anything ?

“I have friends and family that collect plastic bottles for me.  I could not find enough material without their help.  I am so grateful whenever someone gives me a plastic bottle and says, “I saved this for you.” It takes a village”!

Do you have anything like a maximum budget for materials or there is no such thing ? What is the highest amount of cash you’ve spent to finish a project ?

“I start with the found plastic bottles.  I use a variety of acrylic polymers and glues for putting the pieces together and giving them the final surface treatment.  I don’t think in terms of budget. My work doesn’t cost much in terms of material but it is labor intensive and time is a valuable commodity”.

What do you define as your most successful upcycling/recycling project ?

“I’m usually most excited about the next piece I’m going to make”.

Have you ever thought about starting a campaign to raise  awareness of the upcycling idea ?

“No.  Hopefully, I can be an example but collecting trash and repurposing it isn’t for everyone.  I would like to encourage people to use less, to think about their purchases, and to pay attention to and boycott buying products that use excessive packaging”.

If you had only three sentences to inspire a group of people to start recycling, what would they be ?

“Where is all that trash going to go? Think about the fish in the oceans!  Think about the future generations”!

Can you describe how does the repurposing of items make you feel ?

“Always feels great when I make a piece I like, knowing that it’s made from the trash that was littering the streets”.

Jill – The Australian Artist Who Has More Than 600 Clothes Upcycling Ideas For You

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Jill is currently creating her way to success and hates to throw anything out. She was lucky enough to learn to sew as a child and she describes her mother and grandmother as the perfect teachers. Jill managed to develop her sewing skills and implement them into the upcycling process.

“I use old clothes, fabric remnants and anything else that I can put through my sewing machine to create things my family and friends need, want and can use. Creativity is the key to using what you’ve got.”

Here is what we asked one of the best sewing upcycle artist!

What has inspired you to start upcycling/recycling ?

“Growing up my with my parents always made use of everything they had and that included lots of upcycling and recycling. I guess I’ve just kept that thrifty attitude and can’t stand to see anything wasted. I learned to sew from my mum and granny and once I had kids of my own I got back to sewing to make things for them. I like to use the materials and resources I have on hand – and I started out sewing with old clothes and bedding so things I made cost me virtually nothing but my time”.

Is there anything that can make you stop doing it and what is it ?

“I’ve been asked if I would still upcycle and recycle if I had lots of money, and the answer is yes. Over the years I haven’t been able to justify spending lots of money on fabric to sew with, as you can buy finished things so cheaply now so it’s no longer always cheaper to make your own things. However, I strongly believe we should use the resources we already have in the world rather than constantly producing new ones. I love the challenge of upcycling something that someone else has discarded into another thing that somebody else will use and love. So no, I don’t think there is anything that would make me stop upcycling”!

Have there been any difficulties that you still haven’t overcome ?

“The only difficulties I have found with upcycling is finding a few materials to complete some projects. There are still occasional, odd moments I do buy new stuff to complete for example a bag I’m making. But I’m always looking out for alternatives to any store bought materials I use! I don’t have a maximum budget as such for my upcycling projects, I just try to spend nothing if possible”!

What do you do with the craft once you’re finished ?

“Generally I make things that our family needs or will use – for example toys for my kids, bags, and things to use in the kitchen like oven gloves and reusable snack bags. I also make gifts for family members and my daughters’ friends when it is their birthdays and Christmas”.

Are you upcycling on your own or there’s someone who’s helping you ? Who is he/she and what is the most useful help you get ? Do you wish this person could help you more or less with anything ?

“The help I get while upcycling comes from friends bringing me their old clothes and things to sew with rather than throw them away! I often get handed a bag of things with the words, “I thought you could make something with these”! I’ve started to turn this around and use the things they give me to make gifts for them that they can then use themselves. I’ve started doing this to stop my house being overwhelmed with other people’s old clothes etc”!

Do you have anything like a maximum budget for materials or there is no such thing ? What is the highest amount of cash you’ve spent to finish a project ?

“No, I don’t have a maximum budget for materials! As I said most of the products I use are brought to me by my friends so I don’t really need to spend cash on my upcycling projects”.

What do you define as your most successful upcycling/recycling project ?

“My most successful upcycling project is definitely my Eco-friendly shopping bags. This is a bag that took several years to design and create exactly as I wanted it for my needs. I use mine every week now when I do my grocery shopping! Basically it’s a stylish handbag, made from old denim jeans and fabric scraps, that has a hidden pocket in the bottom where there is a bag of reusable shopping bags stored (made from old sheets).

I wanted a way to never forget my reusable bags when I went shopping, and this was the solution. There are also reusable fruit and vegetable produce bags in the side pockets, made from old net curtains, and an additional handibag in the handbag, made from an old pillowcase, in case you buy extra things! I created tutorials for making all of these bags and put them in an e-book which I sell for the price of a cup of coffee and donate money to the WWF from sales. I wanted to encourage others to upcycle too and help reduce the need for plastic bags. I don’t really make any money from this book, the income just covers the selling costs and the remainder goes to the WWF. I guess this is kind of my own little ‘campaign’ to raise awareness of upcycling”.

Have you ever thought about starting a campaign to raise  awareness of the upcycling idea ?

“I try to raise upcycling awareness through my blog and social media platforms. As my blog grows so does hopefully my reach of people that I can spread the word to and encourage to use the resources we have on hand rather than always look to buy new”.

If you had only three sentences to inspire a group of people to start recycling, what would they be ?

“Use what you’ve got. The answer is to not always spend money. You can do or create anything you set your mind to” .

Can you describe how does the repurposing of items make you feel ?

“Repurposing materials makes me feel good about what I’m doing. I feel like I’m setting a good example for my kids and treating our world with the respect it needs and deserves. If I can make a small difference and inspire even one person to reuse things rather than throw them away, then I feel like what I’m doing is worthwhile. Of course I would love to make a big difference and inspire hundreds, thousands and even millions of people to upcycle, and use what they’ve got. So I’ll continue upcycling and sharing my work with whoever shows an interest” !

What is upcycling ?

Upcycling is a process of converting old or discarded materials into something useful. As known as creative reuse, upcycling gives an item a better purpose. Unlike the recycling, here the aim is not to break consumer materials down so their base materials can be remade into a new products, not to mention that often of lesser quality.

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House Clearance Specialists from the TV Screen You Would Like to Get Help from

Summer is nearly upon us, and it’s the last chance to have that spring clearance we have all been putting off. After the cold winter seasons, every single part in and around the house needs refreshment. Flats and apartments get cluttered at times, just like houses do. It is about time to get rid of old and damaged furniture, to clean those piles with not needed household items from the basement or to open some space by disposing all the junk from the shed.

If you are not in the mood to take all that hassle by yourself, you can hire a house clearance company to deal with it. But if you want to do it alone, at least you would like to get advice from a house clearance specialist. Refer to the following proposals for such specialists who are familiar to you from the big screen. They can give you an inspiration to perform the ultimate house clearance.

The Ultimate House Clearance Specialist – Monica Geller (Courteney Cox) from Friends

Just think about a “neat freak”, who is comically obsessive about the state of her apartment and loves cleaning. A woman who describes the dry cleaner as her Disneyland. This is the personality on Monica Geller. She categorises her towels into 11 sections, with examples being “Everyday use,” “Fancy,” “Guest,” and “Fancy Guest.”

She also labels everything from dishes to photographs. Her boyfriend Chandler was also able to wake her up by announcing that he “probably won’t spill coffee grounds all over the kitchen floor” when going for a cup of coffee.

When her brother Ross tells her that one of his girlfriends has an incredibly messy apartment, Monica tries to clean the messy apartment because she cannot sleep knowing about it.

In one of the episodes from the first season, she tries to act like she was a “kook” and didn’t care about organisation when she left her shoes out in the living room, but stayed up all night wondering if she should go get them.

In another episode it is learned that she has supplies for cleaning cars, when she doesn’t even have a car, because there was a dirty car parked out front of the building. She went ahead and washed it, along with six others.

She is obsessive to the point that she even cleans her cleaning supplies, using a dust buster to remove dirt from a vacuum cleaner and wishing there were an even smaller vacuum to clean the dust buster.

No question there is a more appropriate assistant than Monica, who can help you with organizing the house.

A House Clearance Specialist in spite of himself – Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) from Monk

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What about a person, who suffers from germaphobia. In the Monk TV series the gentle detective Adrian Monk is a “germaphobe”, which is the popular name for people who become obsessed with germs and dirt and feel compelled to act out rituals of washing and cleaning. Real people with this condition include the late Howard Hughes and Saddam Hussein, who reportedly often ordered visitors to strip and wash with antibacterial soap.

Now imagine if you had Mr. Monk by your side to perform the clearance. Everything would be very shiny and no germs would be found in your entire neighbourhood.

The Robotic House Clearance Specialist – Wall-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class) from Wall-E

A robotic House Clearance Specialist

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This is the last robot left on Earth. He spends his days tidying up the planet, one piece of garbage at a time. Because WALL-E has been alone for hundreds of years, he has developed a “glitch”: sentience and a personality and a mind of his own. He has become very curious and he collects anything interesting he can find during his job. Even though he still obediently follows his directive, WALL-E can get distracted, collecting some of the trash rather than compacting it all.

How does Wall-e handles the clearance?

Two powerful hydraulic presses on his back operate his compactor function, compressing trash in his body cavity into neat cubes that can be easily stacked and carted away. His strong, dexterous arms enable him to create stacks of trash blocks hundreds of feet high with incredible precision. Between his eyes is a high-power laser, which he typically uses to cut large pieces of trash into manageable pieces.

Sounds like the perfect help we can get from a cleaning robot!

The Strict House Clearance Specialist – Mammy Two Shoes from Tom and Jerry cartoons

The Strict House Clearance Specialist

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She is a heavy-set middle-aged housemaid who takes care of the house in which Tom and Jerry reside. She is also Tom’s owner, and wallops the cat with a broom when he misbehaves; Jerry often tries to sabotage a task Mammy has given Tom or destroy the house and/or its contents, in order to get Tom thrown out of the house.

She is the perfect person to help you deal with the domestic clearance. Be careful because if you mess something up, she’ll get angry really quick and you might have a meeting with the broom instead of Tom.

The Complicated House Clearance Specialist – Bree van De Kamp (Marcia Cross) from Desperate Housewives

The Complicated House Clearance Specialist

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What about a woman who is a perfectionist: well-organised, extremely reserved, scrupulous, almost hypocritically moral and deviously well-versed in her plans.

She is also a gun-owning Republican and church-going Presbyterian – the kind of woman whose tasks of the day would be listed by a person who had only ever heard of her: fundraising, baking, charity cake sales, picking up her son from football practice, preparing dinner, and most of all cleaning, for which she had an compulsion.

It might sound very complicated to do her job, but I doubt there is a woman that doesn’t want to get her life and home extremely organised as Bree!

The Ordinary House Clearance Specialist – Wilma Flintstone from The Flintstones

The Ordinary House Clearance Specialist

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Wilma Flintstone is the perfect homemaker, keeping the house with such prehistoric aids as a baby elephant vacuum cleaner and pelican washing machine. Wilma is also a good cook; one of her specialties is “gravelberry pie”. Wilma also enjoys volunteering for various charitable and women’s organizations in Bedrock, shopping.

Wilma is the housewife whose main occupation is running or managing her family’s home caring for and educating her children, cooking and storing food waste, buying goods the family needs in day-to-day life, cleaning, maintaining and organizing the home, making clothes for the family, etc.—and who is generally not employed outside the home.

Yet, if anything seems too tidy and you think that you don’t need to do a house clearance: the furniture doesn’t need to be replaced, the mattresses are not ready to be disposed yet, the kitchen is shiny and germ free… be careful, because if Jackie Chan shows up and starts fighting you might be in need to look for a brand new house. Consider him as a weird house clearance specialist to get an inspiration from.

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