A You're almost certainly referring to Ben the Bin. The bin's designer received the backing of two Dragons on the show – Theo Paphitis and Deborah Meaden. You can't actually buy the bin in the shops yet, but you can buy online. Made from 100 per cent recycled plastic waste, Ben the Bin has been cleverly designed so that a plastic bag can be slotted between two upright pillars, thus keeping it open so that it can hold all your recyclables. It's available in three pastel shades and a a bin costs £6.95 plus £2.95 postage and packing from www.benthebin.com. Or order up to three bins for £20 including delivery. It's a neat idea, although plastic bags still end up at the tip.

Q The company I work for is moving to smaller premises. As a result, we have a warehouse full of paper and cardboard that will be recycled if no other use can be found for it. I'm sure many local community groups could benefit from this material, but I don't have the time to contact them all individually.
Martin Kampachi

A Contact your local council's waste management team to see if they have any suggestions. Also, get in touch with your local scrapstore. There are more than 100 of these not-for-profit stores up and down the country and they provide an invaluable service by collecting unwanted office, shop or industrial items and then redistributing them to community organisations, schools, church groups, nurseries, registered child minders and youth centres – anyone, in fact, who has a need for cheap arts and crafts material. Providing your waste paper is in good condition, most scrapstores will come and collect it from you and then pass it on to members for free or for a small handling charge. Most charge between £3-£10 for a trolley full of goods while some run workshops to show how to make useful things from the scrap materials they supply. Visit www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk.