What are the Different Types of Recycling?

Waste Paper and Cardboard · Plastic Recycling · Metal Recycling · WEEE Recycling (Electronic Devices) · Wood Recycling · Glass Recycling · Clothing and Textile. Saveupto30%onBusinessWaste!BookaWasteAudit TypesofRecycling HomeRecyclingServicesTypesofRecycling WastePaperandCardboard Recyclingpaperisvitaltoensureyoureduceyourenvironmentalimpactandtoreduceunnecessarygeneralwaste.Industryandcommercedisposeofapproximately12.5milliontonnesofpaperandcardboardintheUKeachyear;mostpaperisrecyclableandcanbedivertedawayfromlandfillsites! Everytonneofrecycledpaperorcardboardcansaveupto17trees,twocubicyardsoflandfillcapacityand4100kW/hoursofelectricity! Didyouknowthat70%lessenergyisusedwhenmakingnewpaperfromrecycledstockthanwhenusingvirginpulp! Readmoreaboutpaperandcardboardrecyclinghere. PlasticRecycling Theworldgenerates381milliontonnesofplasticwasteannually,andwiththeamountofplasticwastesettodoubleby2034,recyclingplasticisvital Thereareabout50differentgroupsofplastics,withhundredsofdifferentvarieties.Mosttypesofplasticarerecyclable,andbecauseofthis,theyneedtoberecycledtoreducetheamountofwastesenttolandfillandhelppreventrubbishfromendingupintheoceans. Youcanfindoutifyourplasticisrecyclablebycheckingtheresincode.Thesewillbeanumberbetweenoneandsevensurroundedbythreearrows. Althoughnooneknowsforsureasplasticshaven'texistedforlongenough,it'sbelievedthatplasticscantakeover500yearstodecompose.Readmoreaboutplasticrecyclinghere. MetalRecycling Allgradesofnon-ferrousandferrousmetalarerecyclableforfutureuse.Becausemetalsdon'tlosequalitywhenrecycled,wecanrecyclemetalmanytimesover. Togetanideaofhowmuchenergyrecyclingcanconserve,recyclingonealuminiumdrinkcansavesenoughenergytopoweratelevisionforaroundthreehours! Beforethemetalsarerecycled,metalsgetsortedinourmaterialsrecyclingfacility(MRF),separatedintoferrousandnon-ferroustypes. FerrousmetalincludesIronandSteel;non-ferrousmetalsincludealuminium,copper,stainlesssteel,brassandleadtonamebutafew.Readmoreaboutmetalrecyclinghere. WEEERecycling(ElectronicDevices) WEEErecyclingisforthewasteofelectricalandelectronicequipmentrecycling,whichisnearlyeverythingpoweredbyabatteryorplugsuchascomputers,mobilephonesandTVs. Electronicgoodsrecyclingisaspecialistpartofthewasteandrecyclingindustryaimingtopreventelectricalitemssenttolandfill. TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)Regulations(2013)becamelawintheUKon1January2014. AtISMWaste&RecyclingweacceptandrecyclemostWEEEwaste,includingcomputers,monitors,TVs,radios,mobilephonesandelectricaltools. WoodRecycling Woodistheultimaterenewablematerialbecauseofitslargenumberofdifferentuses. Woodcanbereusedasabuildingmaterial,recycledintomulchforlandscaping.Evenlow-gradewoodisusefulbecausewecanuseitforfueltogenerateenvironmentallyfriendlyenergy. AccordingtotheWoodRecyclersAssociation,around5milliontonnesofwastewoodiscreatedintheUKeveryyear,yetconsiderablylessthanhalfofitisrecycled. ISMWaste&Recyclingcanrecoveralltypesofuncontaminatedtimber.Woodgradesincludetimberpallets,timberboxes,floorboards,chipboard,fencing,plywood,furnitureetc.Readmoreaboutwoodrecyclinghere. GlassRecycling Glassis100%recyclableandneverlosesanypurityorqualitywhenrecycled,meaningwecanrecycleitmanytimesover. Glasscantakearoundonemillionyearstofullydecompose,whichisabigissueforlandfillsitesgettingtoofull.Itiscrucialtoensurewerecycleasmuchglassaspossible. Wecanreuseglassrepeatedly,andthequalityofthematerialisasgoodasifitwasmadenewfromtherawmaterials.ISMcanrecyclevarioustypesofglass,whichmustbesuitableforreprocessing. Glassshouldbeascleanandcontaminant-freeaspossibleforrecycling.Gradesincludesuchitemsasbottles,jars,windows,drinkingglasses,computerscreensetc.Similartootherrecycledmaterials,recyclingglassalsosavessignificantamountsofenergy. ClothingandTextile Withtheriseof"fastfashion"inrecentyears,wearebuyingmoreclothesthaneverand,therefore,wehavemorewastetextilesthanever. Itisestimatedthatmorethan1milliontonnesoftextilesarethrownawayeveryyearintheUK,andatleast50%ofthefabricswethrowawayarerecyclable. It'snotjusttheamountoftextilesbeingsenttolandfillthatistheissuebutalsotheincreaseduseofrawmaterialstoproducetheclothes. AtISMWaste&Recycling,wecanrecyclealltextilessuitableforreprocessing,includingredundantfabricsandclothing.Formoreinformationonwhichmaterialscanberecycled,seeourFAQpage. BricksandInertWasteRecycling Wecanrecyclehardcorerubbleintousablematerialsformanyusesinotherconstructionandbuildingprojects. Brickscanalsobecleanedandreusedas"reclaimedbricks"inanotherbuildingorprojecttolowercosts. Alternatively,wecancrushthemintobrickchipsforuseasalandscapematerial). Thesewastestreamscometousonskipwagonsfromindustrialanddemolitionsites,itistippedandthencrushedtoproducevariousgradesofaggregatestobereusedonconstructionsites. GetinTouchTodayforMoreInformationAboutRecyclingReceiveaFREEwasteauditwhenyouenquireonline.Name:Postcode:Telephone:Email:Enquiry: IhavereadandagreetoISMWaste&Recycling'sTermsandconditionsandprivacypolicy.IwouldliketoreceivedetailsaboutoffersandpromotionalinformationfromISMWaste&Recycling. CallUsTodayforaFREERecyclingandWasteManagementQuote01706823001 TweetShareShare RecyclingA-ZRecyclingFuture