Bulky waste
Bulky waste or bulky refuse is a technical term taken from waste management to describe waste types that are too large to be accepted by the regular waste collection. It is usually picked up regularly in many countries from the streets or pavements of the area. This service is provided free of charge in many places, but often a fee has to be paid.
Bulky waste items include discarded furniture (couches, recliners, tables), large appliances (refrigerators, ovens, tv's), and plumbing fixtures (bathtubs, toilets, sinks). A large amount (30-60%, depending on area) of bulky waste is picked up by scavengers before it is collected. Branches, brush, logs and other green waste are also categorized as bulky waste, although they may be collected separately for shredding and/or composting.
Grapple trucks, also known as knuckleboom loaders, are often used to collect bulky waste. In the UK, refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) or crushers are being increasingly phased out as more bulky waste is diverted for re-use and recycling.[1]
[edit] Bulky Waste Collection Service
Bulky Waste[2] is a ‘community dotcom’[3] scheme – one of several online platforms that allow UK householders to help their local communities by booking competitive and quality services from charities and social enterprises.
Bulky Waste was created by Steven Jackson,[4] founder of Queen’s Award winning carbon reduction, recycling and waste management provider Recycling Lives.[5] The scheme aims to reduce landfill and cut carbon emissions by working with charities, social enterprises, recycling companies and local authorities to reuse and recycle as much bulky waste as possible.
[edit] See also
The biggest disadvantage of Bulky waste is that it is always very difficult to dispose off. Some plants have been created to recycle such wastes like furniture.
- Automotive shredder residue
- civic amenity site (CA site) [household waste recycling centre] (HWRC)
[edit] References
- ^ Bulky Waste Collection AnyJunk.co.uk Retrieved 2011-03-28
- ^ Bulky Waste Collection Service BulkyWaste.org
- ^ Community dotcom scheme BulkyWaste.org
- ^ Steven Jackson BulkyWaste.org
- ^ Recycling Lives RecyclingLives
[http://www.frn.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50:standards-for-bulky-waste&catid=5:news&Itemid=35 The FRN has an inhouse advisor who coordinates the increased re-use of bulky waste through their voluntary sector member organisations in the UK.
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