Slim Your Bin

There are many ways in which we can all help to reduce unnecessary waste and increase our recycling. Shop like a recycler: inform supermarkets and retailers when a product is over-packaged by the way you shop!

Buy eggs and the like in recyclable cardboard cartons, not polystyrene or plastic
Buy drinks and alcoholic beverages in plastic bottles or cans, not glass or Tetra Pac containers
Buy pasta, tea, cereal and the like in cardboard rather than plastic packaging
Buy bananas, cauliflower and other large fruits and vegetables without an extra plastic bag
Buy prepared foods like fish, olives and spreads in tins if there’s a choice, rather than in glass or plastic containers
Avoid double-bagging your shopping

Compost your kitchen peelings and garden waste at home.

Avoid using disposable, single-use items like plastic cups and plates, paper napkins, disposable razors, and disposable nappies

Try 'Real Nappies;' you'll save money and dramatically reduce your weekly rubbish.

Stop junk mail by registering with the Mailing Preference Service (MPS):

Online;
By calling the MPS Registration line on 0845 703 4599; or
By writing to: Mailing Preference Service (MPS), DMA House, 70 Margaret Street, London W1W 8SS

Sevenoaks District Council,
Council Offices,
Argyle Road,
Sevenoaks,
Kent
TN13 1HG

01732 227000