Recycling Information
Plastic Recycling
Plastic recycling is the recovery of scrap and waste plastics and the subsequent reprocessing of these into useable materials. Plastics take a lot more to recycle than other materials like glass and metal due to a low entropy of mixing. Entropy is a measure of randomness of molecules in a system which deals with physical processes and whether they occur spontaneously. When plastics are melted together they seperate like oil and water do, they then set in these layers. Along the boundaries of these layers there are structural weaknesses making polymer blends limited in their use. Bearing this in mind it is essential to ensure plastics are of nearly identical composition to ensure they mix completely. Read More »
How to compost
Mother nature started recycling way before we did and making your own compost is the best way to see her in action. She employs a massed force of tiny creatures, some invisible to the naked eye to chew, nosh and mash their way through your garden and household waste to produce nutritious, sweet smelling compost, a must for all green fingered gardeners.
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