Projects currently running:
Glass
We collect glass bottles and jars on our kerbside collections in the surrounding villages. This is sorted into clear and coloured glass and stored at our units untill we have approximately 30 tonnes of each. This is then collected by a glass manufacturer for remaking into new bottles and jars.
Cardboard and Paper
Cardboard and paper are collected through our business collections and also delivered to our units by local businesses. We direct the cardboard in one of 2 directions depending on its' quality. The better quality cardboard is stripped of tape and staples, shredded and packed into 10kg bales to be sold as animal bedding. Predominantly for horses.
The lesser quality cardboard is crushed and baled into 300kg bales to be recycled and remanufactured as a lower quality cardboard product such as egg boxes.
Paper is sorted into office paper and second class paper (envelopes, magazines etc.), each is kept separate and sold on to be recycled and begin a new life as a lower grade paper product.
Textiles
Textiles are collected by our kerbside collections and also through partnerships with local schools. All manner of items can be recycled from clothes and curtains through to shoes and bags, although duvets and pillows are of no use. They are sold on to a third party, who sort them and direct them in different areas. Good quality clothing will be sent to Eastern Europe and Africa and other products will be used to make rags for industry.
Aluminium cans
Aluminium cans are collected from local schools and some of our business collections. At our units, we use a sorting machine to separate the steel and aluminium. Each of these are then crushed and palletised awaiting delivery to an aluminium manufacturer. The aluminium delivered is 100% recycled and will be reused time and time again.
Bric a Brac
On our kerbside collections, we will collect bric a brac. Anything that is deemed useful will be taken to our stall in Ollerton Indoor Market and sold on. The market provides an excellent opportunity for our students to intergrate with the local community.