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Recycling Everything From Small Bottles to Big Buildings

The size of the recycling industry may surprise you. You can recycle waste from your home such as aluminium cans, glass bottles, plastic containers, old newspapers and junk mail, but that's just the beginning of the list. There are also recycling companies devoted to working with scrap metal. They take ferrous and non ferrous metal, and in some cases, they even pay people to bring in metal. On top of that, there is demolition waste recycling. This industry deals with everything from recycling steel beams to old concrete to bricks and more. If you want to learn about recycling, this blog is a great place to start.

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Document recycling and security: Can you have it both ways?

Posted on July 29, 2019

Any office will generate paper waste which must be destroyed securely, sometimes because of the Privacy Act, and sometimes just through sensible policies and customer relations. However, businesses are also under pressure to recycle more of their waste, and you may be tempted to place your documents in the recycling bin instead. After all, the documents will be destroyed when they are recycled, surely? The bad news is that by using ordinary recycling bins, you are placing your business and your customers at risk of a security breach. [Read More]

How Your Business Can Be More Environmentally Responsible

Posted on October 30, 2018

Climate change is perhaps the biggest problem facing the world at the moment, with the United Nations Panel on Climate Change saying there may be as few as 12 years to enact meaningful change before there are massive repercussions. With that in mind, it is no wonder why climate change is one of the most important topics at the moment and everyone is being asked to do their part. This includes not only individuals but also businesses, which can enact change that really makes an impact on the global footprint. [Read More]

How to Make the Most Profit When Recycling Scrap Metal

Posted on October 5, 2017

Engaging in scrap metal recycling is an excellent step in living and eco-conscious lifestyle. In addition to this, you can make some money by taking your scrap metal to yards that would repurpose these materials for other applications. However, if you would like to make a sizeable profit through scrap metal recycling, you should know how best to go about it. Below are tips newbies can utilise to make the most of their profit when recycling scrap metal. [Read More]

A Beginner's Guide to Selling Scrap Metal

Posted on September 26, 2017

If you have a quantity of metal which you need to dispose of, you should hold your horses before you take you take it down to the local landfill site. Not only could burying pieces of the metal be damaging to the earth we rely on to sustain all of human and animal life, but you could also be literally throwing money away. Depending on the type and condition of the metal, you may be able to sell it to a metal recycler in return for cold hard cash. [Read More]