Welcome to WasteWise
Sometimes knowing what can be recycled is the greatest obstacle to businesses and individuals making an effort to sort
out their waste. Hiring a waste management company like WasteWise helps to simplify the process and get the right
solution in place.
Metal: Steel and aluminium are the most common metals that are recycled. Recycling metals will not alter their
properties.
Plastics: During the recycling of plastics, scraps of plastic are collected and reprocessed into useful products.
Concrete: This is the process of reusing building rubble for new constructions
Bricks: Another building waste product that is crushed and can be made into new bricks.
Cardboard: Thick sheets of multilayered paper that have been discarded can be recycled.
Paper: Old paper is broken down with water and chemicals, undergoes an extensive process and is recycled into new paper.
Wood: In addition to wood being used in paper, it can also be reused as building material or processed into mulch. Limiting the number of trees that are cut down reduces waste and is kinder to the environment.
Green waste: – This is anything from leaves to grass trimmings and flower cuttings. These organic waste items can be
decomposed and recycled in gardens or agricultural applications.
Some of these items need to be disposed of at specialised facilities. For glass, paper, aluminium and even batteries,
you can find recycling points at shopping centres, or motivate for your company to have containers in the kitchen where
people can easily sort through their waste.
Concrete recycling involves a crushing machine that combines the concrete with bricks, asphalt, dirt and rocks. It can
then be used as gravel or dry aggregate to make new concrete free of contaminants.
Recycling batteries can be very difficult. They need to be sorted into groups of similar types because older batteries
contain cadmium and mercury. These elements are harmful and need to be handled carefully.
Biodegradable waste can be decomposed and used as fertiliser for soil in gardens or farms or as biogas. This is done
through anaerobic digestion by microorganisms in a biogas plant. This gas can be used to create energy and heat in
manufacturing processes.
When you use a waste management company you can be sure your recycling will end up in the right processing facilities
and are processed ethically and according to government regulations.
WasteWise can simplify the recycling process for you. Contact us today to discuss your options.
