Recycling is important because it helps save resources.

Many things we throw away can be used again. This means we waste less.

When we recycle, we use less energy.

For example, making new cans from old ones saves a lot of energy.

Recycling helps protect the environment.

It means we don't need to dig up new materials, which can harm nature.

Some charities use recycling to raise money.

You can donate things like clothes to shops that help others.

Jobs are created through recycling.

People work in places that fix and reuse things.

Buying things made from recycled materials helps keep the recycling process going.

It creates a market for recycled goods.

Recycling is sorted at a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF).

Here, different materials are separated for reuse.

Your recycling can become new products.

Paper becomes more paper, and plastic can become toys or furniture.

Recycling is collected in special trucks.

They have two compartments to separate rubbish and recycling.

We collect rubbish twice a week, but not on certain bank holidays.

You can check what day your bins and recycling are collected online.

To see your collection day, choose which street you live on. It will tell you what days your street has bins and recycling collected.

Check your bin and recycling collection days

To recycle at home, use clear bags if rubbish is collected outside your house.

People in flats use mixed bank recycling.

Mixed bank recycling means there are special bins for everyone to use.

Make sure recycling is clean and dry.

This includes things like paper, glass, cans, and plastic bottles.

Do not recycle food waste, clothes, or soft plastics like bags and cling film.

Do not put wood, batteries, or light bulbs in your recycling.

These belong in special waste collections.

To learn more about recycling, you can visit a recycling centre in Wandsworth.

Book a tour of the recycling centre in Wandsworth