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Why we need to recycle wood
Many of us will never have sat back and wondered exactly how much wood we use in a year, how much we recycle and how much is wasted. The sad truth is that in the UK alone over 10 million tonnes of wood is disposed of each and every year and only 1.5 million tonnes… »
Free recycling bins
As more and more people in the UK become more aware of their social responsibilities and their responsibilities to the environment, recycling bins are commonplace across the UK. However, many people may be unaware that if you require further recycling bins for your home, each and every council in the UK will be able to… »
Electrical equipment recycling
Electrical equipment recycling in the home is now easier than ever before and quite literally every item that you will ever replace in the future can in some shape or form be recycled. While recycling washing machines, recycling fridges and recycling freezers tend to hit the headlines there are many other electrical items of today… »
Inkjet cartridge recycling
The computer industry was one of the first sectors to grasp hold of the recycling trend and use it to introduce a whole new business arena which has proved very lucrative. Inkjet cartridge recycling is more popular now than ever before and prices have fallen to rock bottom levels as people simply send in their… »
Mattress recycling hits London
HTL Recycling and Waste Management Services have introduced a new service to London with the hope of “saving” up to 1000 mattresses a day from being sent to landfill. As anybody who has recently changed their mattress will know, they can be very difficult to dispose of and ultimately have is a lot of potential… »
Should the UK car scrappage scheme be extended?
Many suppliers of electrical equipment in the UK have called upon the UK government to extend the UK car scrappage scheme to fridges and dishwashers as an alternative to recycling. While on the surface this may seem like a rather bizarre request it is well known that fridge and dishwasher technology has improved substantially over… »
Cardboard recycling, simple yet very effective
Cardboard recycling is probably one of the more vital areas of the recycling industry due to the fact worldwide we produce millions upon millions of tonnes of cardboard a year, the majority of which is used in packaging everyday goods. When you consider the UK alone produces over 8,000,000 tonnes of cardboard each and every… »
Tube recycling is a legal obligation
There have been many recycling regulations introduced over the last few years and one which has had an impact on the market is the classification of spent fluorescent light tubes, sodium lamps, gas discharge lamps, PCs screens and TV screens as hazardous waste. This is due to a mixture of UK government and EU regulations… »
Scrap recycling is very easy and very helpful
Scrap recycling takes in many different forms including scrap metal recycling, scrap food recycling, scrap paper recycling and basically anything which you are looking to throw away. Scrap metal can obviously be recycled for future use, scrap food can be recycled as compost for your garden and scrap paper can also be recycled as paper… »
Recycle washing machine
As we have mentioned in some of our earlier posts, there are many ways to recycle and reuse electronic equipment around the home. Recycle washing machine queries and are becoming more common with many people unsure as to what they can do and how they can make best use of the equipment contained within the… »