{"id":20754,"date":"2026-02-18T15:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/?p=20754"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:58:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:58:45","slug":"the-four-bin-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/the-four-bin-future\/","title":{"rendered":"The Four-Bin Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section id=\"block--block_6ee884a5cc20c437ba372015260b9e75\" class=\"content-block \">\r\n\t<h4>More rigorous household waste management requirements, badged <strong>Simpler Recycling<\/strong>, are coming down the tracks in England, with a 31 March 2026 deadline. Great! But in the rush towards the four-bin future, don\u2019t forget to keep your confidential information safeguarded.<\/h4>\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_07f4ee8d26a630682821e694f71f1666\"\r\n\tclass=\"museum-sec image-text-block \"\r\n\tstyle=\"background: var(--white);\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 order-0 order-lg-1 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-lg-start text-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_1186939591-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid img-main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 order-1 order-lg-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>It\u2019s good news! <\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As you can see in other Datashred <a href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/waste-crime-reaching-horrific-new-heights\/\">stories<\/a>,\u00a0illegal waste disposal (particularly in England) is a hot topic and it\u2019s hoped that the introduction of <strong>Simpler Recycling<\/strong> will take a step towards addressing some of the infrastructural pressure points which lead to illegal dumping, not least by creating an increased pipeline of resources for the recycling industry to work with.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_22a9109d993194cecb51b67cb5677d43\"\r\n\tclass=\"museum-sec image-text-block \"\r\n\tstyle=\"background: var(--white);\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 order-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-lg-start text-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_797971203-scaled-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid img-main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 order-1 order-lg-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>In the UK we currently recycle around 45% of our waste each year. <\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Technically, we could be recycling 80%+. While Scotland and Wales have their own waste recycling schemes, with Wales so successful (approximately 68% in 2025) that it\u2019s currently ranked second <em>in the world<\/em>, the UK government\u2019s <strong>Simpler Recycling<\/strong> legislation aimed at making it easier for all households in England to increase their recycling rates, in the same categories countrywide, is at last due to come into force at the end of March.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/recycle\/simpler-recycling\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"\"><span>Find out more<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_dfd72f0615aba369239b64d166356afc\" class=\"content-block \">\r\n\t<p>In the same vein as the Simpler Recycling regulations which came into play last spring for businesses employing 10 people and above, so will domestic collections need to be more closely managed by all of us and, whatever type and size of dwelling, there will need to be a very special reason, eg, an isolated location, for not complying with the new regulations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With no further ado, some Dos and Don\u2019ts!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_9215541886a17ab0eb0efc91b30b1b38\" class=\"content-block \">\r\n\t<h2><span style=\"color: #00ff00\">DO<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Make<\/strong> recycling your default habit and educate your household to behave in the same way.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Embrace<\/strong> the <strong>four-bin<\/strong> system!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There should be separate collections for each of the following types of waste, although do check with your local council to make sure.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Food and garden waste, eg, fruit and vegetable cores and leaves, old leftovers, stale sandwiches, eggshells, plate scraps and scrapings<\/li>\n<li>Paper and cardboard, eg, CLEAN wrappers, delivery boxes, envelopes, marketing bumph, egg and cereal boxes, juice cartons<\/li>\n<li>Dry mixed recyclables, eg, CLEAN AND DRY tins, glass, hard plastics such as oil bottles, yoghurt pots<\/li>\n<li>Residual\/non-recyclable waste, eg, plastic film lids, plastic bags, wrappers and packaging, contaminated paper and plastics (food, oil, etc)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Segregate<\/strong> your waste, if you have space, before putting out for kerbside collection. Separate boxes for storage between collections work well and are easy to use for all the family.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dispose<\/strong> of large items such as furniture or electronics through licensed waste carriers only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00b7 <strong>Do<\/strong> the Right Thing by your community and the planet.<\/p>\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_a8f55e272c39e786ef53504e852aa324\" class=\"content-block \">\r\n\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">DON\u2019T<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t throw<\/strong> contaminated tins, plastics, paper or card into the recycling bins. Clean them first! A quick rinse, brush down, etc, should do the trick. Contaminated items can mess up a whole recycling stream at your local facility. However, if a pizza box, for example, is really messy, dispose of it in the non-recyclable box.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t contribute<\/strong> to the growing waste mountains (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqlkkkrvxp7o\">here<\/a> for details) in England. <u>Always<\/u> use a licensed and accredited waste carrier to get rid of items such as furniture or electronics.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t put your confidential paperwork<\/strong> in the paper and card recycling box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_b8b3353fc37e742fbdc30728975d3c95\" class=\"driving-sec blocknumfig-2868 nothasbgimg full-width-text-with-background-block  \" style=\"background-image: url();\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"\">A red flag warning from Restore Datashred<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Whether you work from home, run your business from home, are clearing out a relative\u2019s lifelong paperwork, or sorting through your no-longer needed bank statements, medical letters, and so on \u2013 STOP! With more onus on all of us to closely manage our household waste into at least four streams, it may be more tempting than ever to see the paper\/card recycling stream as a good route for disposing of the contents of your family filing cabinet. \r\n\r\nIt is not. <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_1c0a59d3f26e82eb29c64e3f0a469f3f\"\r\n\tclass=\"museum-sec image-text-block \"\r\n\tstyle=\"background: var(--white);\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 order-0 order-lg-1 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-lg-start text-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/shredbox-2-e1709908434578.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid img-main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 order-1 order-lg-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unfortunately, just because you\u2019re doing the right thing by people and planet does NOT mean that your personal information, your identity, is safe from theft on route to or within a standard recycling facility. The safest alternative, the one that carries the 100% guarantee of being recycled while taking out all the risk associated with data protection, is to use our <strong>Home Shred<\/strong> service. <strong>Home Shred<\/strong> does what it says on the box: it enables you to shred from home, simply and easily, with the benefits for both your business and your household that that brings.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/services\/home-shredding-services\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"\"><span>Find out more<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_55f606ca73d97986a3ffb1fec904df4c\" class=\"content-block \">\r\n\t<p>It\u2019s easy to use by logging on to your Restore Datashred account via our Shred Smart portal and clicking on <strong>Home Shred<\/strong>. Choose from either a small or large box, large shredding sacks or a lockable cabinet (for shared households?) and we will deliver it, next day, to get you up and running. Once the bin\/box\/sack is full, log in and set up a collection time; we can even send one of our mobile shredding trucks to you, if you prefer, for on-the-spot, super speedy destruction you can witness. Secure chain of custody is guaranteed from door to shredding blade and a certificate of destruction for your peace of mind completes the process.<\/p>\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_c7b4b0c92859596129b110185fe972df\" class=\"content-block \">\r\n\t<h2>Maybe that should be a FIVE-bin future?!<\/h2>\n<p>What we\u2019re really saying is you need TWO bins for paper and card recycling. One for normal paper waste that you put out for collection and recycling by your local authority, and one that\u2019s clearly labelled and kept apart \u2013 and locked? \u2013 for all your confidential paper waste. The contents (or whole box) of this second, protected waste stream bin goes for secure destruction at a Restore Datashred site, with the shreds being sent to a partner facility for recycling.<\/p>\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_a590c2f29a2863fca8f7193815041fb5\" class=\"driving-sec blocknumfig-3042 nothasbgimg full-width-text-with-background-block  \" style=\"background-image: url();\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Give one of our knowledgeable customer service team a call on 0800 376 4422 to discuss your needs and what options there are to make the most of your waste by setting up that five-bin future. We look forward to being a part of it!<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-white mx-auto mt-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/contact-us\/get-in-touch\/\">Get in touch<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_393a599d361f1dc3c63d5bd8402f7812\"\r\n\tclass=\"studies-sec featured-posts-grid-block   \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box text-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Recent News<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"studie-box text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/data-controllers-and-processors-a-match-made-in-gdpr-heaven-2\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/Datashred-controllers-and-processor_11zon-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-100 img-fluid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"studie-box-footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"text-white\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tData controllers and processors: A match made in GDPR heaven<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-white\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe recognise that data controllers need to prove to the people that they report to that they have chosen competent and compliant data processors.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-white\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/data-controllers-and-processors-a-match-made-in-gdpr-heaven-2\/\">Find out more<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"studie-box text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/how-laptop-and-e-waste-recycling-works-a-breakdown-of-the-process\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/05\/AdobeStock_670936888-1024x574.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-100 img-fluid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"studie-box-footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"text-white\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow Laptop and E-Waste Recycling Works: A Breakdown of the Process<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-white\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen that device finally reaches the end of its life, simply throwing it away isn\u2019t an option. <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-white\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/how-laptop-and-e-waste-recycling-works-a-breakdown-of-the-process\/\">Find out more<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"studie-box text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/practical-sustainability\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/DATASHRED_VEHICLES_ELECTRIC-VAN-FULL-BOYD-IMAGE-001.JPG-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-100 img-fluid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"studie-box-footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"text-white\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPractical sustainability<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-white\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBig Energy Saving Week aims to help people reduce energy consumption and live more sustainably. <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-white\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/practical-sustainability\/\">Find out more<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More rigorous household waste management requirements, badged Simpler Recycling, are coming, with a 31 March 2026 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