Waste and Recycling

Max McMurdo is a man on a mission – to breathe new life into other people’s junk. The entrepreneur and television presenter is a leading advocate of ‘upcycling’, which encourages people to find new uses for rubbish and discarded items by turning them into a variety of new objects. Jamie Hailstone spoke to Max about how both individuals and organisations turn trash into treasure, and help save the environment in the process.

If you go down to your local household waste recycling centre (HWRC) today, you might be in for a big surprise. Some would say you won’t believe your eyes.

For today’s the day, or rather this year is the year, when you might be charged for dropping off your soil, hardcore and plasterboard left over from your DIY projects.