Summer is now coming to an end and after months of parties, barbeques and school holiday madness your home is probably in need of a good old fashioned clean to get it gleaming and decluttered for the colder months ahead when you’re likely to be spending more time at home.
An important part of this is making sure we recycle as much of our waste as we can, and don’t just throw it in the bin.
Despite the fact that two thirds of us believe we recycle to the best of our ability the majority of the time, over half of us (55%) admit to binning waste we know can easily be recycled.
What’s more, a third of us don’t recycle everything, when we can’t be bothered, according to new research commissioned by Tetra Pak.
‘How Clean is Your House’ guru Aggie MacKenzie has spent years sorting out the homes of others and she has plenty of tips for getting your home clean and tidy in no time.
But it’s not just how clean your house is that’s important. Aggie is working with Tetra Pak and WRAP to encourage people to also look at how green their cleaning habits are.
She believes that recycling is not only great for the environment, but a great way to help keep your home clean and tidy.
The research also reveals that over a fifth of us rarely recycle waste in the bedroom or bathroom, and over a third of us admit it is often just laziness that stops us from separating out recyclable waste from the rest.
Furthermore it seems over a fifth of us (22%) are too hung-up about coming across as an ‘eco warrior’ or ‘green nag’ to encourage others to adopt green habits.
So are you a recycling guru and if not just ‘How Green is Your House’?