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Much of the biodegradable waste in the UK is disposed of in landfill sites, instead of through green waste recycling and composting. Landfilled green waste cannot decompose naturally. It therefore fills up valuable ground space and worse still, releases toxic gases such as methane.  Green waste recycling process result in a nutrient...

The term ‘Commercial & Industrial waste' encompasses a variety of different waste types due to the variation between businesses in the commercial and industrial sectors.  Commercial waste is waste arising from the activities of wholesalers, catering establishments, shops and offices. Industrial waste is waste generated by...

Construction waste consists of unwanted material produced directly or incidentally by the construction and demolition industries. This waste includes building materials such as insulation, nails, electrical wiring, and rebar, as well as waste originating from site preparation such as dredging materials, tree stumps, and rubble. Construction...

Glass Recycling is the process of turning waste glass into usable products. Glass waste should be separated by chemical composition, and then, depending on the end use and local processing capabilities, might also have to be separated into different colors. Many recyclers collect different colors of glass separately since glass retains its...

Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA) is the residue from Incinerators after the burning process. Even though great heat is used a percentage of wood, paper and other light weight materials remain unburned. When IBA is processed these materials need removing to leave a better quality Aggregate. The main value in processing the IBA is the metal. This...

Paper recycling is the process of recovering waste paper and remaking it into new paper products. There are three categories of paper that can be used as feedstock for making recycled paper: • Mill broke is paper trimmings and other paper scrap from the manufacture of paper, and is recycled internally in a paper mill. •...

Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste plastics and reprocessing the material into useful products, sometimes completely different in form from their original state. For instance, this could mean melting down soft drink bottles and then casting them as plastic chairs and tables. Typically a plastic is not recycled into...

Wood recycling is the process of turning waste timber into usable products. As we in the UK move towards a more sustainable society, we must re-use and recycle more, and landfill less. As landfill taxes, landfill operator and haulage costs continue to rise, and packaging waste regulations become more stringent, the recycling of materials,...