Glass
If we all recycle just 1 glass jar this week,  we will have avoided over 2,000 tonnes of equivalent CO2 emissions. Over a year this is the equivalent of the impact of taking more than 30,000 cars off the road.

Don't forget your pasta sauce jars. Rinse out the jar before recycling. 

Electrical and electronic items
If every household in the UK recycled one electric or electronic item an estimated 73,500 tonnes could be diverted from landfill, which would save the equivalent of 65,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions; the same impact as avoiding 9,500 round the world flights. Go to www.recyclenow.com and fill in the postcode locator to find your nearest electrical recycling point. If your item is still working, why not donate it to charity?

Clothing
Making 1 t-shirt uses 800 litres of water; if every UK household recycled just 2 t-shirts this year we'd save enough water to fill 16,000 Olympic sized swimming pools.

When sorting through unwanted clothing as yourself the following questions:

Is it saleable? If so, pass it on to family or friends. Alternatively pass it to your local charity shop and they will sell it on to raise funds.

Could you re-use it? If it is worn out or damaged could the fabric be used for something else – a cushion cover or filling? Patchwork? Maybe it's time to get crafty?

If the item isn't suitable for giving away or re-using, take it to your local recycling site. Clothes deposited here are sorted and often shredded for use in mattresses or blankets.