NFR - recycling

[FatFreddysCat]

HAHAHA! I've known Paul for years. He's best mates with my oldest mate's brother (who is a Fulham supporter). And yes, they were both in the TA together.

I forgot his other distinguising feature, a brown tongue. Must admit he did catch me out once pretending to be Fulham Police on the phone after a Chelsea game.     He was going to sack me for having six "bald" tyres on the truck, but by some strange coincedence i done my back in two days before the discplinerey meeting and was off sick for three months on full pay and three months on half  :015: . You should have heard his voice when i rang up after 6 months and told him i'd be in work on monday, only to tell him not really . Tried to stop my pay, but i went in caused a scene, called him a few chioce words, and got my pay  :028:

[Blingo]

I own cartridge recycling companies so I do more than my share ;)

[Berserker]

I recycle most things but get a bit fed up with having 4 seperate containers in a rather small kitchen to put it in

[Shredhead]

Here in Brighton, the Council collects paper, cardboard, glass, tins for recycling every fortnight using massive purpose built diesel lorries. It goes to a centre in Brighton where its sorted , some is recycled and some goes to an incinerator, sorry Energy from Waste plant in Newhaven.

I pay a co-op £1/week to collect my recycling once a week using old milk floats. They also collect plastic - a big bonus. I compost fruit and veg and teabags. The big problem facing most Councils is what to do with food waste. Some are going the anaerobic digestion route which produces gas that can be put into the grid or burned to generate electricity. Other councils are trying to get people to compost more but its difficult where there are lots of flats.

Household waste is a small % of the total waste stream - business and especially construction waste is a much bigger problem.

The Tories' plan to reward people to recycle more is pretty bonkers - and missed out the big issue of reducing the amount of waste in the first place. A bin tax on non-recycled waste is actually a good idea as Council's will be paying about £80/tonne to send stuff to landfill.

[epsomraver]

I was suprised watching a tv program that showed what happened to all the recycled plastic bottles, they are compressed, shipped to China where they are shredded down to a fine hair  and spun into  into clothing called polyurethane! Always thought they made new bottles !

[finnster01]

I was suprised watching a tv program that showed what happened to all the recycled plastic bottles, they are compressed, shipped to China where they are shredded down to a fine hair  and spun into  into clothing called polyurethane! Always thought they made new bottles !

Mr Epsom,
That explains why their suits look funny...  :drums:

[Burt]

Here in the People's Republic of Elmbridge the council justify the high council tax by providing us with a wheely bin for reclycling paper, card, plastsics etc, a wheely bin for general waste that is not recyclable, a little dinky bin for food waste and a large green bag for garden waste. The first two get collected once every two weeks, the other stuff is weekly collection.

Apart from that, we have no coppers on the beat and loads of potholes

:dft011:

[McBridefan1]

Mostly my plastic water bottles, some cardboard packaging... I should do more. fp.gif

[Shredhead]

I was suprised watching a tv program that showed what happened to all the recycled plastic bottles, they are compressed, shipped to China where they are shredded down to a fine hair  and spun into  into clothing called polyurethane! Always thought they made new bottles !

Its quite easy to buy fleeces in the UK made from recycled bottles - M+S sell them.

[MrFantastic]

The Cleveland Show: Cleveland's "The More You Know" - Recycling