keetiebairdie Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I have just heard that all the garden refuse at da dump as well as all that collected by the council - that includes bushes, grass, plants, etc. - is used as land fill.There I was thinking it was being shredded then composted, ready for use by the council or bagged up for sale to the public.Does the council recycle nothing?What happens to their old computers, office furniture, and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fionajohn Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 as far as i can see recycling by council defination is when in our control we will decide what to do with it most go to land fill and some they pay a person called 60 north a fee to recycle the rest recycling is an excuse to fleece the public of more council tax we need an independant body to control waste in a proper manner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Yup, Global Renewables have done that here. Guess what? They produce stuff for landfill, but it is safe for landfill, but charge us, but give us some powdery factory produced loam, but produce hundreds of tonnes of inert loam, that cannot be used, except as bulking agent for flowers. It has not got a license as it is made from the stuff that is left over from the extraction of valuable stuff. They are an Australian Mining Company. They have been fined for pollution. The better option would be to make your own composter and .Wormery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 [quote name="keetiebairdie" Does the council recycle nothing? What happens to their old computers' date=' office furniture, and so on.[/quote] As far as I know anything that can be reused goes for sale by COPE http://www.cope.ltd.uk/businesses/shetland-scrap-store The Scrapstore has also developed an e-mail, telephone, fax, letter and drop in service for recycling information, advice, wants, swaps, offers of free materials, collection & drop off point for other recycling organisations such as the charity shops, Rotary club, Shetland Amenity Trust etc and one off initiatives such as the Blue Peter appeal, Rags for Oxfam, school books fund raiser event and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Electrical items are covered by WEEE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouth Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Electrical items are covered by WEEE. There is a joke in there somewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fionajohn Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 as far as i'm aware old computers,washing machines car batteries etc get sent south but don't know if we get paid or do the paying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann257 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 What is WEEE? I just lost a broken cooker, i hae old lightbulbs lying round the house cos the 'energyefficient' ones have dangerous gasses and i don't want to send them to the dump.None of it makes any sense.In despair. Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest posiedon Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 ann257What is WEEE? WEEE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann257 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 We are supposed to compost garden matter at home, great, i have lots of peelings etc and no garden. I thought it all went to the SHEAP to get burned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 General rubbish collected by the essy kert does go to the incinerator to be burned for SHEAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorrie Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 I've been composting my light bulbs, batteries and fridges for years. This years crop of baby iPods is looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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