Laura007 Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 you know the stuff that is put on the corners of electrical stuff inside the box. white and gets everywhere. can i sling it in the recyling bin?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Not too sure on this one Laura. You could always use it as fake snow as i doubt we will be getting the real stuff this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 We get lots of that at work too Laura, I checked and it has a recyclable symbol on it, but I had to phone the council to check whether they'd take it in their recycling (which they do. I'd suggest doing the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 ...it's called expanded polystyrene, not to be confused with High Impact Polystyrene which is a rigid flat sheet, should you need to give a name. Good question, Laura, I don't know if our council recycle it with the PolyVinyl Chloride and Polyester Ethylene Terephthalic or not. Apparently it is a nightmare to recycle if mixed with HIPs for recycling, because of the halogens used to expand it. So, it will depend on the facilities that each council uses! Will be interested in the results. Many things of course have a recyclable symbol on, but are only truly so if there is the facility in place to do it! Plastic of course by it's very nature is recyclable because it can constantly be reformed, but how to do this, and whether it is done, is the key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine C Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 We get lots of that at work too Laura, I checked and it has a recyclable symbol on it, but I had to phone the council to check whether they'd take it in their recycling (which they do. I'd suggest doing the same. Didn't realise that polysteryne has the recyclable symbol on it (assume that is the stuff you are talking about) Shame on me being in the waste game Would agree with Clare though. A good idea to check with the council. It does seem to vary from council to council about what they take for recycling. We have kerbside collection for plastics but this not mentioned in any of the the information for recycling. Also last year did a work secondment at a landfill site near Swindon that also had a materials recovery centre on site and spent some time there learning about how the co-mingled collections are segratated for onward transport for recycling. The manager there said that although most plastics display the recycling symbol, the main items that are useful for recycling are the milk bottles etc - those that diplay 1-3 on the recycling symbol which is why some councils stipulate bottles only. It's to do with the type of plastic involved. There are two types thermoset and another that I can't quite remember the name of now but did cover in one of my ou courses. The thermoset plastics can't be recycled easily- as far as I remember this covers yoghurt pot, margarine tubs etc whereas the less rigid plastic items can. Sorry, just realised that I'm probably being a complete waste anorak here but it is my day job E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Sorry, just realised that I'm probably being a complete waste anorak here but it is my day job E Not at all Elaine, it's an education. Please share your knowledge with us - it could help us all to become better recyclers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 In Banbury we are on the border of three counties and they all have different recycling policies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
