Secondary Materials
Below are our 11 articles in the secondary materials' category:
As any good scavenger will know discarded building materials can provide rich pickings, provided it is taken with the consent of the builder. Wood of...
Today's mobile phones are designed to last for around 10 years – but mobiles are one of the most popular personal items of the decade and sadly,...
Find out about new legislation in the UK which means battery producers must pay for collection and recycling and shops selling batteries are now...
In 2005/6 an estimated 5 billion aluminium cans were used in the UK alone.
Most of the soft drinks we consume come in easy to use/easy to dispose of...
Some form of electrical battery seems to be essential for our modern lives. Our increasing reliance on mobile phones, laptops, watches, hand-held...
CDs have taken over the consumer music marketplace. These small circular plastic and metal disks along with their brothers from the film industry,...
It can be hard to part with a favourite but rarely worn jumper or pair of jeans but the huge array of charity shops in every town and city means that...
We are all involved in the revolution in consumer electronics, whether we have recently bought a new microwave, flat-screen television, or simply...
Scrap metal falls into two types – ferrous and non-ferrous. Ferrous metals which are iron and steel are the most recycled material worldwide. In...
Cars buses, planes – most of our transport systems rely on tyres. Most of our food and consumer goods is delivered by truck, hence our reliance on...
This is the name given to a category of large domestic appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines and dishwashers. Due to media attention...
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