Wasteful World

Types of Waste:

• Biodegradable
• Non-biodegradable
• Domestic- produced by households
• Industrial
• Solid
• Liquid

• Municipal waste- collected from homes, schools+ businesses, e.g. packaging, paper, organic waste+ bulky waste

What is domestic waste made up of?

• Board
• Glass
• Metal packaging
• Dense plastic

• E-waste- any product containing electrical parts
• Most are discarded when they are still in working conditions, because they are not the newest models
• Made up of different parts-> have to be dismantled-> different parts are separated before they can be reused-> expensive
• Some contains toxic metals, e.g. mercury-> has to be disposed of with great care

Bracknell Forest Council in Berkshire

• Works with Reading and Wokingham council for the disposal of waste
• Created re3- a waste management partnership- have agreements with different companies that recycle waste
• 2 household recycling centres:

1) Smallmead, Island Road, Reading

2) Longshot Lane, Bracknell (replacing the old facility on the site)

• One-way system
• Excellent signage-> makes the disposal+ recycling of rubbish as easy as possible
• 150 recycle sites around the 3 authorities located at convenient sites, e.g. large supermarkets, e.g. M&S
• Clear directions on each local authority's website as to what can be recycled+ where
• Operates an alternate waste collection scheme-> encourages residents to…