What can I do at home? Use your local recycling banks or kerbside collection. Use the box below to find your local authority by typing in your postcode, which should generate a map. Then click 'Contacting your council' under 'Local Information'.   Enter a postcode or town Find second uses for large items like electronic equipment or furniture. Many towns have projects to distribute such items to those in need (ask your local authority). Compost your organic kitchen and garden waste. You may be able to buy a subsidised compost bin from your council. Re-use or recycle all types of suitable rubbish, not just packaging. Particularly you can separate out newspapers, magazines, clothes and junk mail. Think about what you buy in your shopping - can you buy bulk or concentrate items for, say, washing powder? Re-use bags and boxes for your shopping, reducing the need for new carrier bags. Does your retailer offer 'bags for life'? Clear out those old clothes and give them to a charity shop (or a younger brother or sister!) You can reduce the amount of junk mail you receive by contacting the Mailing Preference Service on 0207 291 3310. Could you help a less mobile neighbour to recycle by taking their items to a bank or putting them out on the kerb for collection? For more information on recycling at home, visit www.useitagain.org.uk and www.doingyourbit.org.uk