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humus in the ground.
rather, over time you will
If you run a home office all
accumulate sufficient not to
your waste paper can be
end up in a landfill.
recycled. If security is a
Toilet roll tubes (and those of concern, purchase a cheap
kitchen paper towels) are also shredder before emptying the
paper into recycling bags.
made of cardboard and can
be flattened and recycled. Or, Small amounts of waste
if you grow your own
paper, particularly the softer
seedlings you can use toilet
varieties such as tissues and
roll tubes as seedling starters. paper towelling, can be
Cut them in half, and fill an
composted, although such
icecream tub with them, fill
items when used for medical
with seedling soil, add seeds
purposes should perhaps be
and water. When the
safely discarded municipally.
seedlings are ready plant
K Plastics – Although two
them out together with the
litre cooldrink bottles have
toilet roll tube, which will
many uses around the plot,
gradually rot and turn into
they, and all other plastic
items, are also recyclable.
K Glass – It is well-known
that glass is eminently
recyclable and should never
be thrown into the rubbish as
a result. Be aware, however,
that to do the job properly
the glass should be sorted
into colours first. That's
because glass cannot be
“bleached” of its colour when
ENVIRONMENT
molten. Thus, clear glass
needs to be kept aside if it is
to be reused as clear glass,
and similarly with green and
brown.
Spent light bulbs and
fluorescent tubes should not
be recycled as glass, however,
as they contain noxious gases
which should be recaptured
under vacuum first. This is
done by reputable electrical
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contractors who have the
necessary equipment to do
so.
K Metals -Tins and cans are
another well-known recycla-
ble, with aluminium cans
fetching a much higher price
when recycled than metal
cans. As a result it makes
sense to separate these two
types when discarding them.
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