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7 Wicked Wastes (PDF - 86kb)
What goes in which bin? (The A-Z of Waste) (PDF - 133kb)
Recycling opportunities for non bin items (Waste Management Factsheet) (PDF - 757kb)
What Happens to Our Recyclables
Hunter Resource Recovery is the recycling contractor employed by Maitland City Council to collect recyclables in the Maitland local government area. Recycling bins are emptied at th kerbside before recyclables are transferred to a transfer station at Gateshead where they are separated into paper and cardboard and all other recyclables. From here the recyclables are taken by recyclable type, ie. Paper and cardboard or all other recyclable materials to the Somersby sorting plant where contaminants of the paper and carbboard stream are removed and the other recycling materials are sorted into material types such as plastic, aluminium, glass, etc. Recyclable materials are then packaged by type to be sold on to make new items.
Currently all plastics are sold to China. Plastics are separated into different types before they are used to make new items such as fabric, carpet, toys, electrical goods, storage containers, etc. Once purified it can also be used for new plastic bottles and containers.
Steel is sold to Simsmetal and is recycled into new steel products such as washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, motor vehicle parts, steel cans and building products.
All glass is recycled via ACI and is made into new glass bottles and jars by blending the recycled stock with raw material. Small glass or glass fines as they are known, are used for sandblasting, glazing of tiles and sandpaper.
Paper is sorted and sold for newsprint use. Australia now uses 82% recycled paper in their news print compared to 1997 when we imported around 80% of newspaper rolls from virgin material such as Asian rainforests. VISY buy most of the paper stock and some is exported to overseas markets.
All cardboard is recycled via VisyBoard who recycle the product into new cardboard products.
Aluminium is sold locally and is used for new aluminium products such as cans, car components and building products.
Steel and aluminium pots and pans are also sold to local merchants and used for the manufacture of new products.
For further information on Hunter Resource Recovery visit the link below:
For further information on recycling opportunities in the Maitland local government area visit the following link:
What is Life Cycle?
Life Cycle is a special waste collection service for recycling unwanted household goods.
The Life Cycle collection service expands upon your existing kerbside recycling program. While your current recycling serivce will remain unchanged, on 3 specific days each year the yellow top bin will be used for what is knows as a Life Cycle day after collection service.
For collection dates please refer to your fridge magnet or call 1800 838 884 or follow the link to the website.
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