Recycle for Cornwall
The Recycle for Cornwall campaign has been developed to raise public awareness of recycling and to provide consumers with a compelling reason to recycle.
1. Where can I buy things made out of recycled materials?
Buying recycled goods helps support recycling. We shouldn't stop at recycling because we think it is good for the environment; we have to use what we have recycled! Lots of shops now sell products that contain recycled materials, for example, bin bags, writing paper, and toilet paper. Look for these next time you go shopping,
to find out more about what recycled products you can buy online visit
WRAP's Recycled Product Guide
. There are some more links on the links page.
2. Where can I recycle TVs, video recorders and other electrical equipment?
Most civic amenity sites will take waste electrical items. If your item is still working, look in your yellow pages for a charity which may take it and reuse it. Sometimes old computers can be donated to community groups.
3.
What is the WEEE Directive and how does it affect me?
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive aims to reduce the amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment being produced and encourages everyone to reuse, recycle and recover these items. Another goal is to improve the environmental performance of businesses that manufacture, supply, use, recycle and recover electrical and electronic equipment.
For more inofmration about WEEE and whether it affect you or your business visit the
Environment Agency
.
4. What about businesses, do they recycle?
All businesses pay to dispose of their waste, the cost of disposal of waste to landfill is increasing steadily year on year so it is in most businesses interest to recycle as much of their rubbish as possible to reduce disposal costs. More about
recycling at work
.
5. Can Pyrex, green house/window glass, drinks glasses and light bulbs be recycled with my glass bottles and jars?
Pyrex, green house/window glass, drinks glasses and light bulbs cannot be recycled with bottles and jars. They are made from glass with a different melting point and chemical composition and therefore contaminate the glass collections. If included, they produce weak points in the new glass containers produced, which would make them unsafe to use.
Sheet glass can be recycled if taken to the recycling centre at
Dudnance Lane, Pool
.