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| Preparing Materials For Recycling |
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Item |
Preparation before Recycling |
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Paper / Newspaper / Magazines / Junk Mail |
It is helpful to take out staples |
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Light Cardboard |
Flatten |
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Heavy duty cardboard |
Flatten, remove any polystyrene |
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Aluminium Cans |
Rinse out and crush |
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Steel Cans |
Wash out, ensure there is no food left ? there is no need to remove paper |
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Plastic Bottles |
Remove caps/corks. Rinse out and crush ? there is no need to remove paper |
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Beverage Cartons e.g. Tetrapak |
Take off plastic lid, rinse out and flatten |
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Glass Bottles & Jars |
Remove caps. Rinse out ? there is no need to remove paper. |
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Soft Plastic Packaging |
Ensure it is not contaminated with food |
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Textiles |
No preparation needed |
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Household Hazardous Waste |
Ensure it is still labelled |
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Green Waste |
Remove any soil, litter or branches from palm trees which get jammed in shredder |
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Timber |
Remove nails or other such items. |
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Electrical Equipment |
No preparation needed |
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Batteries (domestic & car) |
No preparation needed |
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IT Computer Equipment |
No preparation needed |
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Brown Goods ? Televisions, Radios, Video players |
No preparation needed |
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White Goods ? Fridges, Freezers, Washing Machines, Cookers, Tumble Dyers |
No preparation needed |
If in doubt leave it out!
Waste that isn't properly segregated can be very difficult to recycle so don't contaminate a waste stream with the wrong type of waste!