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Find out what happens to the waste produced by homes in Buckinghamshire.
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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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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 Paper is collected in separate bins at the household recycling centres. It is then transported to a paper mill where it is separated into type and graded. It is washed to remove film, glue and ink and mixed with water to create a pulp which is made into new paper and car...
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Household Recycling Centres Soil, rubble, hardcore and other similar materials are accepted at household recycling centres. The material is inert and can be used for landscaping in large projects. Locally the material is used as a covering layer at a landfill site. This material is used to cover wa...
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Household Recycling Centres Cardboard is collected in separate bins at the household recycling centres. It is then transported to a cardboard mill where it is separated into type and graded. It is washed to remove film, glue and ink and mixed with water to create a pulp which is made into new paper...
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Engine oil is collected at all nine household recycling centres in Buckinghamshire. Once the separate containers are full a collection wagon visits and empties the oil into a large tank. It is then transported to a facility in Ipswich. The used oil we collect is reprocessed into a base oil product....
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Printer cartridges and toners are taken to a specialist facility where they are graded and recovered for reuse, or are broken-down into their raw material form for recycling. Approximately 55% of the cartridges collected are reused with the remaining 45% being recycled, so nothing goes to waste! Di...
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