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How Do You Squash Yours?
Carton maker, Tetra Pak has launched a competition entitled 'How do you squash yours?' which challenges residents to come up with the most original, but safe, way to squash their empty cartons, film it and post their clips online at www.howdoyousquashyours.co.uk.
Ideas include bouncing on it, squashing it with a space hopper or getting the local rugby team to crush it in a scrum.
The winning entrant – voted for by the public later this year – can choose either a 'chance of a lifetime' place on an international environmental adventure – from a wildlife conservation trip in South Africa to volunteering with turtles in Panama - or an Eco TV, 50 DVDs and a supply of wine or smoothies in Tetra Pak cartons.
According to recent tests, every resident could fit in at least three times more milk or juice cartons into such banks if they simply squashed them first.
Shropshire residents can recycle their squashed cartons at the following locations:
Around Shrewsbury
- Household Recycling Centre, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury
- Sainsbury's, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury
- Co-op supermarket, Radbrook Green, Shrewsbury
- Frankwell Car Park, Shrewsbury
- Asda, Old Potts Way, Shrewsbury
- Minsterley Parish Hall, Minsterley
- Tesco Extra, Sundorne, Shrewsbury
Around Bridgnorth
- Innage Lane Car Park, Brignorth
- Aston Street Car Park, Shifnal
- Sainsbury's, Smithfield Car Park, Bridgnorth
- Household Recycling Centre, Barnsley Lane, Bridgnorth
- Household Recycling Centre, Craven Arms Business Park
- Lacon Childe School, Cleobury Mortimer
- East Hope Car Park, Church Stretton
- South Shropshire Leisure Centre, Ludlow
- Crowgate Recycling Centre, Bishops Castle
- Somerfield, Oswestry
- Stan's Supermarket, St. Martins
- Household Recycling Centre, Maesbury Road, Oswestry
- Trefonen Village Hall, Trefonen
- Household Recycling Centre, Waymills Industrial Estate, Whitchurch
- Lorry Park, Off High Street, Wem
- Talbot Street Car Park, Ellesmere
View Full Article 10th September 2009
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Avoid using disposables, goods that are used once and then thrown away. There are products designed to be re-used or have a longer life, like re-chargeable batteries and low energy light bulbs.
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Recycled paper made up 80.6% of the raw materials for UK newspapers by the end of 2006.