There are various guidelines that need to be understood when it comes to recycling. Rubbish removal companies carry out several methods of recycling to ensure that the environment remains clean. Various procedures for recycling paper, cardboard, metal, wood, and glass wastes are carried out systematically to provide solutions for the reduction of wastes.
A proper rubbish removal company do their very best to ensure that waste is reduced from the environment, but to also transform recyclables into functional and usable products. Recycling guidelines are different depending on the locations. There are particular facilities that handle complex recycling procedures.
Below is a list of of ways how various types of wastes are recycled:
1. Paper
Photocopier manufacturers at one stage got scared that the society will become paperless in the early 1970s. This now seems unlikely four decades later, the bad news is that we are manufacturing more paper than ever, but the good news is that we are now recycling more also. Unlike other materials, we can recycle paper only a few times. This is because it is made from plants and during the process of making the paper, they get shorter. When they get too short, they will no longer make quality paper.
One issue with paper recycling is that they are different. The paper used for printing in offices is made of higher quality material than those paper towels found in washrooms. The higher the quality of paper, the better the quality of the recycled products it makes. There are various ways that paper can be recycled, but there are some paper types that are difficult to recycle – such as greasy or dirty paper, thermal paper, napkins, and fax paper. Boxes and cardboard should be made flat before being recycled, and for paper materials at residents, they can be made into creating new products.
2. Metal
Most of the metals thrown out of homes come from drink and food cans. Food cans are typically made from steel, which can be melted and converted into new food cans. The cans that are used on drinks are much lighter and thinner because they are made of aluminium, which can also be easily recycled. It is energy-intensive to mine aluminium and the process is also environmentally dangerous. This is why they have a higher value and recycling them is a great idea that has to be encouraged.
Generally, metal or aluminium can be used in electricity generation when they get recycled. Metal can also be recycled into so many things however, there was a period where it was more expensive than gold. Recycling metal is also energy-efficient because it needs 95 per cent less energy.
3. Wood
This sustainable, traditional material has been used by people for as long as human beings came into existence. Old wood is usually converted into new wooden materials – such as recycled garden decking or wooden flooring. Composite decking, also known as wood-plastic decking, is made from recycled plastic and wood.
The sleepers of old railroads made of wood are at times used as timbers for home and garden construction. Also, old wood can be shredded and placed together with adhesives to produce composite woods like laminates. They can also be burned as fuel to produce heat and energy or composted and used as garden amendments.
There are various types of wood wastes, such as untreated wood, yard waste, home goods, and painted wood. It is advisable to burn the painted woods because they contain lead, which is dangerous when inhaled. But if you have old furniture just sitting around your home, they can be revamped into something else, or you can just sell or donate them.
4. Glass
It is very easy to recycle glass – jars and waste bottles as they can be melted and used over and over again. Simply drop the old glass into a furnace with the ingredients required to make new glass. Artists and glassmakers usually make use of recycled glasses to make new containers. They are mostly used due to their aesthetic nature. Countertops, kitchen tiles, and wall insulation are byproducts of glass recycling, and in some places, glass is made for road construction.
Most things that people throw away can be recycled by following the appropriate process – even though it is easier to recycle some materials than others. Indeed it is important to recycle waste products because it can help in stabilizing the neatness of the environment.
Salman is a prolific environmental writer, and has authored more than 500 articles in reputed journals, magazines and websites. He is proactively engaged in creating mass awareness on renewable energy, waste management, sustainability and conservation all over the world.
Salman can be reached on salman@cleantechloops.com
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