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Recycling:
Compost
Remember
the 4 R's:
Reduce - Reuse - Recycle - Re-think
Reduce - Reuse - Recycle - Re-think
Compost:
the facts
22%
of the rubbish in a typical bin can be composted
If organic waste is landfilled it can decompose with other waste to cause methane. This can be gathered to generate power, but methane is a greenhouse gas much more harmful to the ozone layer than carbon dioxide.
If organic waste is incinerated with plastics it can combine with plastics to create furans and dioxins, toxic molecules which scientists claim contribute towards nappies.
If organic waste is landfilled it can decompose with other waste to cause methane. This can be gathered to generate power, but methane is a greenhouse gas much more harmful to the ozone layer than carbon dioxide.
If organic waste is incinerated with plastics it can combine with plastics to create furans and dioxins, toxic molecules which scientists claim contribute towards nappies.
What can I do?
Don't throw away or burn garden and organic refuse. Instead, make a compost heap of your garden and kitchen waste to get organic fertiliser for your plants.
How
can I do it?
Straight
Recycling offer
Public Sector staff price competitive composters made from recycled plastic.
Smart thinking
Southampton
City Council partnered Straight
Recycling to deliver cut price composters to the city's homes. Many
thousands of people took the offer, reducing the strain on the local waste
system. The customized composters also made good rabbit hutches….