Paper/Plastic Recycling

Patience · **Posted: 03-11-2006 , 02:50 PM** #1

Does anyone else wash their plastic containers/bottles before putting them into the receycling bags? I've always washed everything. I'm under the impression that people stand at conveyor belts sifting through all this recyclable stuff. But I had a service engineer call to the house one day and I was washing a yoghurt carton and he seemed very surprised that I should wash it at all. So I was wondering am I the only one that does it? Am I mad?

buffy · **Posted: 03-11-2006 , 03:25 PM** #2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patience

Does anyone else wash their plastic containers/bottles before putting them into the receycling bags? I've always washed everything. I'm under the impression that people stand at conveyor belts sifting through all this recyclable stuff. But I had a service engineer call to the house one day and I was washing a yoghurt carton and he seemed very surprised that I should wash it at all. So I was wondering am I the only one that does it? Am I mad?

No you are not mad! I wash everything too, dog food cans especially as I am sure the pong off them wouldnt be to pleasent, jars plastic lids every container
thats recyclable.Oh and tetra milk cartons as they are another item that would smell to high heaven.I think we are supposed to wash them anyway as far as I know.
Well its more hygenic.

Fries-With-That · **Posted: 03-11-2006 , 03:50 PM** #3

Hello Patience,

The companies that collect and recycle our various kinds of rubbish always ask that people wash out containers and bottles before putting them in the various banks.
They also ask that people remove caps from bottles (plastic or glass) because when these items are crushed the cap becomes a potential missile.
It also eases the work load of the people at the bring centres if you flatten cardboard boxes and remove the staples from magazines.

Keep washing and crushing,

Fries.

Patience · **Posted: 03-11-2006 , 05:10 PM** #4

Cheers! I knew the conveyor belt people had to be real.

Aceshigh · **Posted: 03-11-2006 , 05:44 PM** #5

Hi Yes I Think There Is A Little Madness In All Of Us Somewhere And As Regards The Plastic Bottles I Leave The Caps On But Only After I Have Crushed The Bottle As Small As Possible This Way You Are Not Filling The Recycling Bin With Bottled Air And You Can Get A Lot More In And If The Bottle Is Then Crushed Further The Lid Wont Become A Projectile Missile
..thanx
....a Slightly Mad At Times Wayne

carmen · **Posted: 03-11-2006 , 08:03 PM** #6

yeah i always wash them ,tins def need to be washed ,it must be a hard job to sort it all out

BillieT · **Posted: 03-11-2006 , 10:51 PM** #7

OH - MY - GOD I never thought of washing them - i'll be doing that in future. I split everything but it never entered my head to have them clean. Oh my bad.

buffy · **Posted: 03-11-2006 , 11:23 PM** #8

Preparing Materials for Recycling
Item Preparation before Recycling
Paper / Newspaper / Magazines / Junk Mail It is helpful to take out staples
Light Cardboard Flatten
Heavy duty cardboard Flatten, remove any polystyrene
Aluminium Cans Rinse out and crush
Steel Cans Wash out, ensure there is no food left ? there is no need to remove paper
Plastic Bottles Remove caps/corks. Rinse out and crush ? there is no need to remove paper
Beverage Cartons e.g. Tetrapak Take off plastic lid, rinse out and flatten
Glass Bottles & Jars Remove caps. Rinse out ? there is no need to remove paper.

Glass banks do not accept drinking glasses, pyrex or sheet glass
Soft Plastic Packaging Ensure it is not contaminated with food
Textiles No preparation needed
Household Hazardous Waste Ensure it is still labelled
Green Waste Remove any soil, litter or branches from palm trees which get jammed in shredder
Timber Remove nails or other such items.
Electrical Equipment No preparation needed
Batteries (domestic & car) No preparation needed
IT Computer Equipment No preparation needed
Brown Goods ? Televisions, Radios, Video players No preparation needed
White Goods ? Fridges, Freezers, Washing Machines, Cookers, Tumble Dryers No preparation needed
If in doubt leave it out!

Waste that isn't properly segregated can be very difficult to recycle so don't contaminate a waste stream with the wrong type of waste!
Recycling Facilities
Household recycling collection

Over one third of homes in Ireland now have a recycling bin/bag on their doorstep. If you have a recycling bin/bag, please ensure that you put the correct materials into it — check the label on your recycling bin/bag, or contact your service provider / local authority.
Bring Centres

Bring Centres are small unmanned collection points for recyclable materials, often located in the car parks of shops or schools. All local authorities have a large number of Bring Centres located in different towns or neighbourhoods within their administrative area. Unmanned Bring Centres are somewhat limited in the types of materials that they accept, mostly collecting glass, cans and textiles.

The number of Bring Centres and the materials they except varies from county to county. However more Bring Centres are coming on line all the time. It is best to access your local authority website (via our useful contacts page) or to contact your local authority's Environment Department directly for an up to date list. Every local authority has an Environmental Awareness Officer who will be able to tell you about future plans for recycling facilities or collections in your area.
Recycling Centres

Recycling Centres (also known as Civic Amenity Sites) are larger than Bring Centres and are manned. Most local authorities have at least one recycling centre in their administrative area. A wide range of goods are accepted but this varies from local authority to local authority and some counties have small charges. Items accepted can include fridges, freezers and other white electric items, smaller electronic items, computers, furniture, fluorescent bulbs etc.

It is important to make enquiries with your local authority or contact the site directly before setting out.

Some recycling centres also accept household hazardous (priority) waste such as waste oil, batteries, paints, bleach etc. It is extremely important that you do not dispose of such hazardous waste in your normal household rubbish.

Many local authorities also offer a hazardous waste or chemcar collection. This takes the form of a mobile collection unit which moves around the area and takes away hazardous household waste.

The frequency of the chemcar collections varies so contact your local authority for details or check out their website via the useful contacts link.

NOTE: Asbestos is extremely hazardous both to people's health and the environment and under no circumstances should it be disposed of with your ordinary waste.

Unfortunately local authorities no longer provide a collection service for asbestos. Instead it must be removed by a private contractor at a cost. Contact us or your local authority for details of contractors in your area.
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blackbeauty · **Posted: 04-11-2006 , 08:51 AM** #9

Wow!
Buffy, this quite nice, interesting and educative. I was wondering if you know any place where i can take used clothes to for recycling. I have quite a few that my kids used and to be honest it's not something that i would want to pass down as i feel that they are really worn out!
Thanks

Patience · **Posted: 04-11-2006 , 09:18 AM** #10

Blackbeauty, there might be a clothes recycling bin at your local recycling centre. Cerebral Palsy sometimes have yellow bins at the centres.

buffy · **Posted: 04-11-2006 , 05:11 PM** #11

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Originally Posted by blackbeauty

Wow!
Buffy, this quite nice, interesting and educative. I was wondering if you know any place where i can take used clothes to for recycling. I have quite a few that my kids used and to be honest it's not something that i would want to pass down as i feel that they are really worn out!
Thanks

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Aceshigh · **Posted: 04-11-2006 , 06:59 PM** #12

Hi I Can See You Are Very Good With All This Info You Are A Very Good Person To Have On A Site Like This As Your Knowledge Is Very Vast And I Can See How You Got Senior Status It Is Nice To See That Some People Are Very Keen To Help With Recycling And Also Willing To Give The Information To Others Such As Enable Ireland My Hat Definatly Goes Off To You Buffy And Everyone Else Who Follows In Your Footsteps Again Very Good Site If There Was A Rating To Be Put On People You Would Definatly Get My Full Vote
..thanx
....wayne P.S. JUST ONE WAY TO RECYCLE YOUR OLD MOBILE FONE

buffy · **Posted: 04-11-2006 , 07:13 PM** #13

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Originally Posted by ACESHIGH

Hi I Can See You Are Very Good With All This Info You Are A Very Good Person To Have On A Site Like This As Your Knowledge Is Very Vast And I Can See How You Got Senior Status It Is Nice To See That Some People Are Very Keen To Help With Recycling And Also Willing To Give The Information To Others Such As Enable Ireland My Hat Definatly Goes Off To You Buffy And Everyone Else Who Follows In Your Footsteps Again Very Good Site If There Was A Rating To Be Put On People You Would Definatly Get My Full Vote
..thanx
....wayne

And thank you for your lovely comments.

Aceshigh · **Posted: 04-11-2006 , 08:23 PM** #14

not only information but a picture for every occasion too
..a big thanx
....wayne

buffy · **Posted: 04-11-2006 , 08:50 PM** #15

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Originally Posted by ACESHIGH

not only information but a picture for every occasion too
..a big thanx
....wayne

Makes the place a lot more friendlier

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	Posted: 03-11-2006 , 02:50 PM #1
Patience Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tipperary Posts: 59	Paper/Plastic Recycling Does anyone else wash their plastic containers/bottles before putting them into the receycling bags? I've always washed everything. I'm under the impression that people stand at conveyor belts sifting through all this recyclable stuff. But I had a service engineer call to the house one day and I was washing a yoghurt carton and he seemed very surprised that I should wash it at all. So I was wondering am I the only one that does it? Am I mad?

	Posted: 03-11-2006 , 03:50 PM #3
Fries-With-That Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nenagh, Co. Tipperary Posts: 505	Washing your rubbish. Hello Patience, The companies that collect and recycle our various kinds of rubbish always ask that people wash out containers and bottles before putting them in the various banks. They also ask that people remove caps from bottles (plastic or glass) because when these items are crushed the cap becomes a potential missile. It also eases the work load of the people at the bring centres if you flatten cardboard boxes and remove the staples from magazines. Keep washing and crushing, Fries.

	Posted: 03-11-2006 , 05:10 PM #4
Patience Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tipperary Posts: 59	Cheers! I knew the conveyor belt people had to be real.

	Posted: 03-11-2006 , 05:44 PM #5
Aceshigh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny Posts: 328	Plastic Bottles Hi Yes I Think There Is A Little Madness In All Of Us Somewhere And As Regards The Plastic Bottles I Leave The Caps On But Only After I Have Crushed The Bottle As Small As Possible This Way You Are Not Filling The Recycling Bin With Bottled Air And You Can Get A Lot More In And If The Bottle Is Then Crushed Further The Lid Wont Become A Projectile Missile ..thanx ....a Slightly Mad At Times Wayne

	Posted: 03-11-2006 , 08:03 PM #6
carmen Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bray, Co. Wicklow Posts: 156	yeah i always wash them ,tins def need to be washed ,it must be a hard job to sort it all out

	Posted: 03-11-2006 , 10:51 PM #7
BillieT Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Portlaoise Posts: 524	OH - MY - GOD I never thought of washing them - i'll be doing that in future. I split everything but it never entered my head to have them clean. Oh my bad.

	Posted: 03-11-2006 , 11:23 PM #8
buffy Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Co.Wicklow Posts: 303	Preparing Materials for Recycling Item Preparation before Recycling Paper / Newspaper / Magazines / Junk Mail It is helpful to take out staples Light Cardboard Flatten Heavy duty cardboard Flatten, remove any polystyrene Aluminium Cans Rinse out and crush Steel Cans Wash out, ensure there is no food left ? there is no need to remove paper Plastic Bottles Remove caps/corks. Rinse out and crush ? there is no need to remove paper Beverage Cartons e.g. Tetrapak Take off plastic lid, rinse out and flatten Glass Bottles & Jars Remove caps. Rinse out ? there is no need to remove paper. Glass banks do not accept drinking glasses, pyrex or sheet glass Soft Plastic Packaging Ensure it is not contaminated with food Textiles No preparation needed Household Hazardous Waste Ensure it is still labelled Green Waste Remove any soil, litter or branches from palm trees which get jammed in shredder Timber Remove nails or other such items. Electrical Equipment No preparation needed Batteries (domestic & car) No preparation needed IT Computer Equipment No preparation needed Brown Goods ? Televisions, Radios, Video players No preparation needed White Goods ? Fridges, Freezers, Washing Machines, Cookers, Tumble Dryers No preparation needed If in doubt leave it out! Waste that isn't properly segregated can be very difficult to recycle so don't contaminate a waste stream with the wrong type of waste! Recycling Facilities Household recycling collection Over one third of homes in Ireland now have a recycling bin/bag on their doorstep. If you have a recycling bin/bag, please ensure that you put the correct materials into it — check the label on your recycling bin/bag, or contact your service provider / local authority. Bring Centres Bring Centres are small unmanned collection points for recyclable materials, often located in the car parks of shops or schools. All local authorities have a large number of Bring Centres located in different towns or neighbourhoods within their administrative area. Unmanned Bring Centres are somewhat limited in the types of materials that they accept, mostly collecting glass, cans and textiles. The number of Bring Centres and the materials they except varies from county to county. However more Bring Centres are coming on line all the time. It is best to access your local authority website (via our useful contacts page) or to contact your local authority's Environment Department directly for an up to date list. Every local authority has an Environmental Awareness Officer who will be able to tell you about future plans for recycling facilities or collections in your area. Recycling Centres Recycling Centres (also known as Civic Amenity Sites) are larger than Bring Centres and are manned. Most local authorities have at least one recycling centre in their administrative area. A wide range of goods are accepted but this varies from local authority to local authority and some counties have small charges. Items accepted can include fridges, freezers and other white electric items, smaller electronic items, computers, furniture, fluorescent bulbs etc. It is important to make enquiries with your local authority or contact the site directly before setting out. Some recycling centres also accept household hazardous (priority) waste such as waste oil, batteries, paints, bleach etc. It is extremely important that you do not dispose of such hazardous waste in your normal household rubbish. Many local authorities also offer a hazardous waste or chemcar collection. This takes the form of a mobile collection unit which moves around the area and takes away hazardous household waste. The frequency of the chemcar collections varies so contact your local authority for details or check out their website via the useful contacts link. NOTE: Asbestos is extremely hazardous both to people's health and the environment and under no circumstances should it be disposed of with your ordinary waste. Unfortunately local authorities no longer provide a collection service for asbestos. Instead it must be removed by a private contractor at a cost. Contact us or your local authority for details of contractors in your area. Find a recycling centre in your area Leinster Carlow Dublin City Council Dublin (South) Dublin (Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown) Dublin (Fingal County Council) Kildare Kilkenny Laois Longford Louth Meath Offaly Westmeath Wexford Wicklow Munster Clare Cork County Council Cork City Council Kerry Limerick County Council Limerick City Council Tipperary North Riding Tipperary South Riding Waterford City Council Waterford County Council Connaught Galway County Council Galway City Council Leitrim Mayo Roscommon Sligo Ulster Cavan Donegal Monaghan and Local Government

	Posted: 04-11-2006 , 08:51 AM #9
blackbeauty Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Castleknock, D15 Posts: 137	Wow! Buffy, this quite nice, interesting and educative. I was wondering if you know any place where i can take used clothes to for recycling. I have quite a few that my kids used and to be honest it's not something that i would want to pass down as i feel that they are really worn out! Thanks

	Posted: 04-11-2006 , 09:18 AM #10
Patience Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tipperary Posts: 59	Blackbeauty, there might be a clothes recycling bin at your local recycling centre. Cerebral Palsy sometimes have yellow bins at the centres.

	Posted: 04-11-2006 , 06:59 PM #12
Aceshigh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny Posts: 328	Buffy Hi I Can See You Are Very Good With All This Info You Are A Very Good Person To Have On A Site Like This As Your Knowledge Is Very Vast And I Can See How You Got Senior Status It Is Nice To See That Some People Are Very Keen To Help With Recycling And Also Willing To Give The Information To Others Such As Enable Ireland My Hat Definatly Goes Off To You Buffy And Everyone Else Who Follows In Your Footsteps Again Very Good Site If There Was A Rating To Be Put On People You Would Definatly Get My Full Vote ..thanx ....wayne P.S. JUST ONE WAY TO RECYCLE YOUR OLD MOBILE FONE Attached Images

	Posted: 04-11-2006 , 08:23 PM #14
Aceshigh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny Posts: 328	buffy not only information but a picture for every occasion too ..a big thanx ....wayne