Waste Management Services - Internet Links

Reuse Organisations:

• Cheshire Furniture Re-Use Forum (External Link) - A volunteer organisation, with a project in Chester, specialising in Recycling Furniture.
• Second Circle - A social enterprise aimed at diverting unwanted furniture away from landfill and supplying it to members of the community. House Clearance/Removal also available 01244 401227
• 'Free 2 Collect' (External Link) - A new website aimed at reducing the amount of items sent to landfill by providing a collective site for people to advertise unwanted items to give away.
• IT - Green (external link) - IT - Green is a computer recycling company, specialising in the re-distribution and recycling of end-of-life and unwanted computer equipment.
• FREECYCLE Network (external link) - A local recycling initiative aiming to prevent things from going to landfill by offering them to other people via the internet.

Composting 

• The Compost Resource Page  (external link)
• The Recycle Now Website (external link) - Find offers on Compost Bins in Your Area.

Educational

• Channel 4 (UK) (external link)
• DEFRA: Are you doing your bit?  (external link)
• Envirowise  (external link)
• Waste Watch  (external link)
• Womens Environmental Network  (external link)

General

• The Recycling Guide (external link) - A new company providing helpful hints and advice on home and school recycling.
• Local Recycling Bank Locator (external link) - Find your nearest recycling bank.
  
• Bureau Of International Recycling (BIR)  (external link)
• Environment Services Association  (external link)
• Envocare: Care of the Environment  (external link)
• Grass Roots Recycling Network  (external link)

Regulatory

• Free Eco-Audit (external link) - Free and confidential business advice for the 21st Century.
• DEFRA  (external link)
• Environment Agency  (external link)
• NET-Regs (external link) - A brand new Environment Agency site giving free Environmental Advice and Guidance to small businesses.

Recycling Companies / Schemes

• MAXITECH - Computer Recycling (external link) - Providing a recycling service for Computer and Electronic equipment in your area.
• Aluminum Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro)  (external link)
• Bank It - Recycle, Reprocess, Recreate (external link)
• British Metals Recycling Association  (external link)
• British Recovered Paper Association  (external link)
• Cash For Cans (Alcan)  (external link)
• Clean Washington Center: Recycling Technologies  (external link)
• Entrust  (external link)
• ICER: Electronic Equipment Recycling  (external link)
• Independent Waste Paper Processors Association  (external link)
• Industry Council for Packaging & The Environment  (external link)
• Lets Recycle  (external link)
• Recoup: Plastic Recycling  (external link)
• Recycler's World  (external link)
• Save A Cup: Recycling Company Limited    (external link)
• Waste and Resources Action Programme  (external link)
• Digital Links (external link) - Digital Links International is a registered charity providing a comprehensive IT disposal service for UK companies, including collection and guaranteed data erasure. PCs are used to provide improved educational opportunities for young people in developing countries.
• Ink Cartridges Appeal (external link)The red Cross have launched an appeal to encourage people to recycle printer ink cartridges.

 

Environmental organisations and companies in Chester

• Green Chester Guide (external link) - comprehensive guide from Chester Friends Of the Earth to living a green life in Chester. Includes information on waste, shopping locally, energy and much more.
• Solartwin (external link) - solar powered hot water energy systems, based in Chester.
• Organic Fair (external link) - Chester shop selling wide variety of Organic and Fairtrade products.