Recycleing,?

Question

What are the materials cannot be recycle,

Answer 1

At the moment there are very few materials that can not recycled, but there are many that are not considered cost-effective to recycle.

The ones collected on a big scale (here in Europe at least) are:
Paper and cardboard, most kinds of metal, glass, some kinds of plastic, batteries, garden and vegetable kitchen waste, clothes and other fabrics, water.

Factories do collect almost all their waste, as it is cheaper to send it of for recycling than to pay for general waste removal.

Some countries use the 'general' waste as a source for energy, by burning it and using the heat for power or heating housing estates.
Other countries still build landfills, creating more problems in the future.

I can not think about a material that you can still buy that can not be reused in one way or an other, although some are harder than others.
Pottery and brick can only be used as filling for concrete, or as decorative tiles in mosaics, but even that is recycling.

The most problems are those substances that contain harmful chemicals or fibres.
Asbestos and the mud cleaned out of harbours come to mind there.

Answer 2

It would be easier to tell you what materials can be recycled. Paper, plastic, newspaper. Can't think of much more but I know there are. If you would ask if something specific can be recycled or not that would be easier to answer.

Answer 3

If your town has recycling, make sure you check your recycling bin when you bring it back inside. They will put flyers in there with lists of what they do and do not accept. In the meantime, check their website or call your Public Works department and ask them to send you their list. Our citiy has certain weeks when they want bottles, certain weeks when they want batteries, etc.
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