Comments on: Where does all the recycling go? http://blog.ethicalsuperstore.com/recycling/where-does-all-the-recycling-go/ Just another WordPress site Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:59:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy http://blog.ethicalsuperstore.com/recycling/where-does-all-the-recycling-go/#comment-597 Roy Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:47:30 +0000 #comment-597 We were fed up with the lack of recycling options for our office from the local council, so we use a small local company called Green Deeds who manage all our waste & make sure it is recycled their website is http://www.recycleofficewaste.co.uk its been great for our office everyone joins in! We were fed up with the lack of recycling options for our office from the local council, so we use a small local company called Green Deeds who manage all our waste & make sure it is recycled their website is http://www.recycleofficewaste.co.uk its been great for our office everyone joins in!

]]> By: IT-Green Recycling http://blog.ethicalsuperstore.com/recycling/where-does-all-the-recycling-go/#comment-155 IT-Green Recycling Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:41:21 +0000 #comment-155 I\'m getting pretty disillusioned by local councils at the moment. They appear to sit on their hands and aren\'t willing to even try to check up on their contractors. Basically, the councils award recycling contracts to the lowest bidder and then they turn a blind eye to the fact that in applying a cost saving they\'ve opened up a can of worms. So, in return, the supposed recycler, who is simply looking for a profit out of the venture, can\'t remove any additional wastes from an otherwise clean load of say glass bottles, so the whole lot is shipped half way around the world, off-setting the carbon saved by recycling them in the first place. I\’m getting pretty disillusioned by local councils at the moment. They appear to sit on their hands and aren\’t willing to even try to check up on their contractors.

Basically, the councils award recycling contracts to the lowest bidder and then they turn a blind eye to the fact that in applying a cost saving they\’ve opened up a can of worms.

So, in return, the supposed recycler, who is simply looking for a profit out of the venture, can\’t remove any additional wastes from an otherwise clean load of say glass bottles, so the whole lot is shipped half way around the world, off-setting the carbon saved by recycling them in the first place.

]]> By: Steph from The Laundry http://blog.ethicalsuperstore.com/recycling/where-does-all-the-recycling-go/#comment-140 Steph from The Laundry Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:53:26 +0000 #comment-140 Hello! The Laundry is a not-for-profit recycling service for small businesses in central London. We can help you with your CD and DVD recycling by providing a free UK wide service (you just pay for postage). Please go to www.thelaundry.biz/cds for the address. Happy Recycling! Hello!

The Laundry is a not-for-profit recycling service for small businesses in central London. We can help you with your CD and DVD recycling by providing a free UK wide service (you just pay for postage). Please go to http://www.thelaundry.biz/cds for the address.

Happy Recycling!

]]> By: Sam http://blog.ethicalsuperstore.com/recycling/where-does-all-the-recycling-go/#comment-137 Sam Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:05:44 +0000 #comment-137 I think the best solution is to go back to re-usable packaging, with some sort of deposit scheme. I think that the manufacturers responsible for creating the waste should be obliged to offer these schemes. Re-use is nearly always better than recycling, and doesn't require materials to be shipped around the world. Giving packaging value will reduce the amount of litter in our countryside, and makes litter picking more rewarding. Many countries do this to great effect, most notably the Netherlands, where they re-use glass and plastic bottles. It really bothers me that I have to throw glass bottles into the recycling bin, when they could be re-used at least 20 times , using much less energy than smashing and melting them down. I think it's insane that we pay so much for the privelidge of recycling in this country (through our council tax bills), when in other countries you get paid for re-using! I think the best solution is to go back to re-usable packaging, with some sort of deposit scheme. I think that the manufacturers responsible for creating the waste should be obliged to offer these schemes.

Re-use is nearly always better than recycling, and doesn’t require materials to be shipped around the world.

Giving packaging value will reduce the amount of litter in our countryside, and makes litter picking more rewarding. Many countries do this to great effect, most notably the Netherlands, where they re-use glass and plastic bottles.

It really bothers me that I have to throw glass bottles into the recycling bin, when they could be re-used at least 20 times , using much less energy than smashing and melting them down.

I think it’s insane that we pay so much for the privelidge of recycling in this country (through our council tax bills), when in other countries you get paid for re-using!

]]> By: Johann F.Popp http://blog.ethicalsuperstore.com/recycling/where-does-all-the-recycling-go/#comment-136 Johann F.Popp Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:06:48 +0000 #comment-136 I am very lucky to have a forward thinking council (Lichfield)who collect and recycle just about everything,but what about tetra-pac and more importantly less packaging to start with! It was easy for the stores to stop carrier bags bacause that actually saves them money, but now they need to work at just supplying the goods with the minimum of waste. I am very lucky to have a forward thinking council (Lichfield)who collect and recycle just about everything,but what about tetra-pac and more importantly less packaging to start with! It was easy for the stores to stop carrier bags bacause that actually saves them money, but now they need to work at just supplying the goods with the minimum of waste.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.ethicalsuperstore.com/recycling/where-does-all-the-recycling-go/#comment-135 Anonymous Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:56:47 +0000 #comment-135 By: Elisabeth Winkler http://blog.ethicalsuperstore.com/recycling/where-does-all-the-recycling-go/#comment-134 Elisabeth Winkler Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:31:34 +0000 #comment-134 Bristol city council collects food waste but where does it go? I hope it is composted. Bristol has begun (slowly) to provide recycling plastic bottles and (glory be) Tetra Pak. Bristol city council collects food waste but where does it go? I hope it is composted. Bristol has begun (slowly) to provide recycling plastic bottles and (glory be) Tetra Pak.

]]> By: Kat http://blog.ethicalsuperstore.com/recycling/where-does-all-the-recycling-go/#comment-133 Kat Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:07:04 +0000 #comment-133 The obvious question about plastics is - if plastics have been sent overseas to be recycled - why councils only accept limited amount of types to be recycled? Doesn't it suggest that they recycle all of it in UK, and if not - why build obstcles for people wishing to contribute to recycling? The obvious question about plastics is – if plastics have been sent overseas to be recycled – why councils only accept limited amount of types to be recycled? Doesn’t it suggest that they recycle all of it in UK, and if not – why build obstcles for people wishing to contribute to recycling?

]]> By: Viv Robinson http://blog.ethicalsuperstore.com/recycling/where-does-all-the-recycling-go/#comment-132 Viv Robinson Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:14:55 +0000 #comment-132 Apart from the 'normal' recycling of paper, aluminium cans and foil,glass,cardboard,plastics and waxed cartons,- (My local council (North Lincolnshire) has good facilities for the above plus a composting bin) - I recycle used postage stamps (our local air ambulance), postcards (Guide Dogs for the Blind) clothes etc to charity shops, I recycle waterjugs filters and printer cartridges where I can. Unwanted tools have an outlet via various charities for the third world and my friend and I have car boot sales encouraging our friends to deposit unwanted items with us rather than just having a clear out and throwing stuff in the dustbin. The proceeds are distributed to various charities. How about a facility for old cds? I know these can be sent to charity shops and I do, but sometimes one has cds not of commercial value and as years go by there will be more of these. Where can these be sent? How about a web site where one could type in an item and discover an outlet. Also our old video tapes? I have searched web sites for these but if one's local coucil does not have a facility for a particular item it appears to be a no-go area. Apart from the ‘normal’ recycling of paper, aluminium cans and foil,glass,cardboard,plastics and waxed cartons,- (My local council (North Lincolnshire) has good facilities for the above plus a composting bin) – I recycle used postage stamps (our local air ambulance), postcards (Guide Dogs for the Blind) clothes etc to charity shops, I recycle waterjugs filters and printer cartridges where I can. Unwanted tools have an outlet via various charities for the third world and my friend and I have car boot sales encouraging our friends to deposit unwanted items with us rather than just having a clear out and throwing stuff in the dustbin. The proceeds are distributed to various charities. How about a facility for old cds? I know these can be sent to charity shops and I do, but sometimes one has cds not of commercial value and as years go by there will be more of these. Where can these be sent? How about a web site where one could type in an item and discover an outlet. Also our old video tapes? I have searched web sites for these but if one’s local coucil does not have a facility for a particular item it appears to be a no-go area.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.ethicalsuperstore.com/recycling/where-does-all-the-recycling-go/#comment-131 Anonymous Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:02:17 +0000 #comment-131 I have 2 comments, both about materials which are not recycled by my local authority and which I consider highly wasteful - what happens to tetrapacks and CDs/DVDs and why is no one making something of them? I have 2 comments, both about materials which are not recycled by my local authority and which I consider highly wasteful – what happens to tetrapacks and CDs/DVDs and why is no one making something of them?

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