If you want your home to be clean and tidy all year long and to keep your space rubbish free, you need to consider the 5 Rs of rubbish removal. These stand for Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot, and they are very important to remember if you want to live a waste-free life. And although it can be hard to live by the 5 Rs all the time, you will notice a big difference in the amount of junk that you have around your home if you start to implement them.

How To Make Your Household Rubbish Free

Refuse

If you want to get rid of the rubbish around your house and live free of junk, you need to refuse rubbish where you can. By this we mean looking at how you generate rubbish through the things that you buy and looking at ways to reduce the amount of waste that you create. For example, many of the items that we buy at the supermarket are covered in plastic wrappers that are bad for the environment and are difficult to break down. Buying things that are not covered in packaging is always a good option because you will be creating less waste, which means that you won’t have to worry about disposal of any rubbish at all.

Reduce

If you want your home to be spotless and you want to get rid of some of the excess junk that you have lying around, you should try to reduce the amount of waste you have by starting a household cleanup. Whether you are looking to move houses or you just want your home to be free of clutter, it is always a good idea to try and have a big clean-up at least once a year. Household rubbish has a tendency to pile up throughout the year, so if we want to reduce the amount of clutter that we have in our homes we need to clean up our homes as much as possible. If you get rid of the things that you don’t need and reduce the number of things that you have in your home, you should be able to keep your home fairly clean and tidy.

Reuse

If you want to get the most out of something that you’ve bought and you don’t want to just throw things away, you should try to reuse and repurpose things where you can. Old wooden furniture and different pieces from around the house can be broken up and used from other things. For example, you can turn an old bathtub in a garden bed or chop up an old chair and use it for things like picture frames or some shelves. The DIY possibilities are endless if you have a little know-how and you are good with your tools, so if you have some spare materials lying around it is always better to use them to make something totally new. If you reuse something that was once garbage and give it a new purpose, you will find that you will be able to get a second life out of something that you were just going to throw away. This means that you will have less waste cluttering up your home and you won’t have to throw anything away that is still worth keeping.

Recycle

If you want to get rid of some big items around your house that are taking up a lot of space, you should consider recycling them, so that you can dispose of your rubbish in a responsible way. Sometimes, you can’t just throw things away in the garbage or dispose of them at the local tip, because they do not break down easily on their own. For example, E-waste like old computers, mobile phones and white goods will need to be recycled because they will not break down on their own if they are thrown into landfills. If they are in good working condition, sometimes they can be refurbished and sent to second-hand stores, but if they are not working anymore, they may be broken up so their metal can be used again. If you have some items at home that you no longer want or need that you want to recycle, you should contact your local council or a rubbish removal professional so that they can dispose of these things for you without any hassle or worry.

Rot

If you want to make use of the kitchen scraps or organic material that you have around your home, you need to invest a good compost bin or a worm farm and turn your rubbish into something useful. Compost is great for people who have plants or a garden because it is full of nutrients that will help your plants grow and it is so easy to start a compost bin in your backyard. If you have a surplus of green waste that will not fit in your compost bin and you need to get rid of it fast, you should consider hiring a professional rubbish remover to get rid of the things that won’t break down easily.

 

Keeping your house as clean and tidy as possible is essential because you want your home to look as good as it can all the time. But next time you need to clean out your home or get rid of some old junk that you no longer need, try to remember the 5 Rs of rubbish and think about the best ways to get rid of certain items.