Recycling batteries keeps toxic chemicals(heavy metals) out of landfills and the air. By recycling batteries, you help reduce the risk of soil contamination and water pollution, expose corrosive acids, and reduce the need for raw materials to produce new products. One way to reduce the number of batteries in the waste stream is to purchase rechargeable batteries.

By recycling your used beverage containers, you divert waste from your local landfills and help the environment. You also reduce the demand for raw materials to manufacture new products which saves energy.

Cardboard is a generic term for heavy paper-based products. The construction can range from a thick paper known as paperboard to corrugated fiberboard which is made of multiple plies of material. Most types of cardboard are recyclable. Cardboard can be recycled for industrial or domestic use.

Electronic waste or e-waste describes discarded electrical or electronic devices with digital components. Used electronics which are destined for refurbishment, reuse, resale, salvage recycling through material recovery, or disposal are also considered e-waste. Recycling is an essential element of e-waste management. Properly carried out, it should greatly reduce the leakage of toxic materials into the environment and militate against the exhaustion of natural resources. Recycling raw materials(copper, cobalt, etc) from end-of-life electronics is the most effective solution to the growing e-waste problem.

An electric light, lamp, or light bulb is an electrical device that produces light. It is the most common form of artificial lighting. Lamps usually have a base made of ceramic, metal, glass, or plastic, which secures the lamp in the socket of a light fixture.

Glass recycling is the processing of waste glass into usable products. To be recycled, glass waste needs to be purified and cleaned of contamination. Glass that is crushed or imploded and ready to be remelted is called cullet. Depending on the end use and local processing capabilities, it might also have to be separated into different sizes and colours.

Ink & toner cartridge recycling is now easier than ever. Cartridges are full of chemicals that take a long time to break down, which is why you don’t want them to end up in a landfill. An ink cartridge is a component of an inkjet printer that contains the ink that is deposited onto paper during printing. Toner is a powder mixture used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the printed text and images on paper, in general through a toner cartridge.

Old appliances and furniture are highly recyclable and should be diverted from landfill. Appliance recycling is the process of dismantling waste materials and examining their parts for reuse. Furniture recycling is the process of reconditioning items or by converting materials into new objects which is called upcycling. Upcycling, also known as creative reuse, is the process of transforming waste materials, or unwanted products into new materials or products.

A metal can, steel can, tin can, is a container for the distribution or storage of goods, made of thin metal. Steel cans are made of tinplate (tin-coated steel) or of tin-free steel. In some dialects, even aluminum cans are called “tin cans”. Metal food cans have a high recycling rate & can be recycled endlessly.

Composting is an important part of waste management, since food and other compostable materials make up about 20% of waste in landfills, and these materials take longer to biodegrade in the landfill. And if food goes to the landfill and rots, it produces methane—a greenhouse gas even more potent than carbon dioxide.

Recycled paint is environmentally preferable to new paint, while still maintaining comparable quality. In many cases, reusable paints of the same color are pumped into a tank where the material is mixed and tested. The paint is adjusted with additives and colorants as necessary.

A pallet (also called a skid) is a flat transport structure, which supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, pallet loader, front loader, etc. While most pallets are wooden, pallets can also be made of plastic, metal, paper, and recycled material.

Paper is one of the most-often recycled materials worldwide, accounting for half of the materials collected for recycling by weight. Mixed papers consist of a mixture of papers typically found in printing companies, households or small businesses. Cutting down on paper use is one of the easiest ways to lower your carbon footprint. In fact, in today’s electronic world, there’s almost no excuse for purchasing ream after ream of paper or mega cartridges of printer ink.

Sustainability concerns continue to remain at the forefront of global packaging decisions, particularly in the plastics industry, recycling plays an increasingly important role in the effort to reduce packaging discards and overall solid waste levels. Hard Plastics are usually recycled mechanically: they are sorted, cleaned, shredded, melted and remoulded.

Soft plastics can be defined as any plastics which can be easily scrunched or crumpled (i.e. Plastic bags, shrink wrap, etc.). Soft plastics are lightweight thin plastics that often cannot be recycled by placing in recycling bins at home. Our team is committed to reducing the volume of soft plastics going to landfill.

Tire recycling (rubber recycling), is the process of recycling tires that are no longer suitable for use on motor vehicles and bicycles due to wear or irreparable damage. Old tires are typically ground into “crumb rubber” (granules of rubber) before being turned into many other products, including; rubberized asphalt paving, remoulded tires, fuel, coloured mulch, playground flooring, welcome mats and vehicle mud guards.

Metal wheel rims can be recycled into the same material of the same quality again and again. Steel rims is a go-to option for many people because of cost and durability. Wheel rims are made of numerous other materials, including; alloy and chrome.