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Biggporgy
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 Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:46 pm Post subject: Another 'waster' |
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Hi all, I am a 'waste' nut both personally and professionally. I will try to help members debunk some of the myths and 'official speak' about waste and especially recycling.
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wildgarlic
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Great stuff - glad to have you here. I'm sure we'll think of lots of questions to ask you 
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Fia
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Having read your welcome thread where there was a question about recycling books which cannot be reused as pages missing, here's my current solution but am always willing to learn...
It's not often I have to do this, but I compost the pages (in batches if necessary) and use the covers as kindling for the wood burner.
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Smooth Hound
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Julie
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Hi Bigporgy - and welcome by the way - what do you suggest I do with all the old video tapes I want to get rid of? Is there a suitable recycling site or will I have to ask around to see if anyone wants to use them?
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wildgarlic
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| Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 5:58 am Post subject: |
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Are they blank ones Julie?
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Ina
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| Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:14 am Post subject: |
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| Fia wrote: |
It's not often I have to do this, but I compost the pages (in batches if necessary) and use the covers as kindling for the wood burner. |
Yeah - I was thinking of offering them to a friend with a wood burner... But composting is a good idea, too. After all, there aren't that many of them. I really don't understand why the companies that recycle phone books can't recycle paperbacks - maybe I should find out which company does the paper recycling for Aberdeenshire, and ask them direct!
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Maidenstone
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| Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 9:45 am Post subject: Another 'waster' |
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Books Abroad at Rhynie shred any books they can't send overseas or sell locally (the non-educational ones) and the shreddings go for horse bedding. I don't know if they will take books purely for shredding but it is worth giving them a ring.
An extreme idea for old video tapes if no-one else wants them - knit or crochet them into shopping bags. I don't know how strong the tapes are, but you could knit 2 or 3 together. A lot simpler to find new homes for them though!
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Julie
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| wildgarlic wrote: | | Are they blank ones Julie? |
They have TV stuff recorded on them that I don't want to keep any more but could be recorded over and used.
I have to flick through them first just to make sure there are no recordings of school concerts etc. Irreplaceable memories eh?
Have you a use for them WG?
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Biggporgy
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Hi Ina and Julie, sorry that i have not been on earlier but busy doing loads of other things and did not get an email telling me about your question.
Anyway re Video tapes I am not sure but probably there is NO recycling for them at the moment as they contain multi materials ie differentn types of plastic and probably also metals. Cost is the issue. Presumably it is the same with audio cassettes. Both are a nuisance at the treatment plants in Inverbotndie and Mintlaw as the tapes ravel around the equipment and eventually stop it so they have to be manually( why is it man does all of the hard work?) removed They are seeing increasing quantities of both.
Thinking of the waste hierarchy the best option would br to offer then to anyone who wants them for re-use. Is there a site on Neeps for that ?
or to Freecycle or one of the other sites
Anyway, the number for asking questions of the Waste Team in Aberdeenshire is 0845 600 3 900
cheers
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