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The best thing that can happen to food is that it makes it to our plates and is enjoyed. Avoiding throwing out food that could have been eaten will save you money and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However some food waste is inevitable - egg shells, banana skins and tea bags are never going ...
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Plastic is one of the most popular and useful materials of modern times: we now use about 20 times more plastic than we did 50 years ago. Its popularity and widespread use is why handling it responsibly and correctly once it becomes waste is so vitally important. We can optimise the lifespan of pla...
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Compostable garden waste collected from homes across Buckinghamshire or taken to Household Recycling Centres is processed into compost. It can be composted into high quality compost that you may buy at DIY stores, or on a larger scale to be used in Agriculture. The garden waste is bulked up in Buck...
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In Buckinghamshire, over 50% of the waste we produce is re-used, recycled or composted, but we still need to dispose of what is left. Waste that cannot be recycled is no longer sent to landfill, it now goes to Greatmoor Energy from Waste Facility, in the north of the county. It burns the waste to g...
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Large items such as beds, furniture and mattresses collected from the Household Recycling Centres, or the councils bulky waste collection which are not suitable for the reuse shops are taken to High Heavens Waste Transfer Station. Any electrical items are separated for recycling, as anything with a...
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Wood and timber is transported to a wood recycling facility where contaminants are removed. The wood is then broken down and manufactured into a new products such as animal bedding and feedstock for panel board. Even though it can be recycled, it is still a costly process to store, transport, sort ...
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Household Recycling Centres Glass brought to the household recycling centres is collected in separate containers sorted by colour, which makes it much easier to recycle. Once the containers are they are emptied into large vehicles to be transported to the glass recycling facility, all the time keep...
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Batteries are taken to a battery sorting facility where they are sorted into different types depending on the materials they have inside them. They are packaged up and taken to specialist reprocessing plants where they are dismantled using several different techniques. This allows the recyclers to ...
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Household Recycling Centres All sites have collection banks for clothes and textiles. Once full, the banks are emptied onto a larger vehicle and taken to the sorting facility. Items are sorted and graded several times by highly skilled operators to ensure that only high quality, desirable used clot...
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Household Recycling Centres Electrical items include anything with a plug, battery or charger. Many electrical items can be reused or repaired, but those not suitable for reuse or repair are taken to SWEEEP - A specialist waste electrical and electronic equipment processor . Here the items are shre...
http://www.recycleforbuckinghamshire.co.uk/what-happens-to-your-waste/electrical-items/