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--- manual:waste [2023/02/12 12:18] – matt
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-==== Waste & Recycling ====
+==== Waste and Recycling ====
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-**General Waste & Recycling:** There are general bins in each room of the Hackspace. These are for landfill and also some types of recycling. When they are full you can empty them into the building's skip.
+__**General Waste Bins:**__ There are general bins in each room of the Hackspace. These bins should be used for unrecyclable "landfill" and also for some types of recycling. When they are full you should empty them into the building's skip.
-It's important that we don't completely fill the skip with hackspace waste, or leave waste piled beside it. If the skip is full, please take your waste home instead.
+The building's skip is locked to prevent fly-tipping. There is a key hanging on a hook in the cupboard under the stairs.
-The skip gets emptied approximately every Tuesday, by a private firm. This means the rules about the types of waste that can go in it (and thus also in our general bins) are not same as your council collection at home! **They do __not__ accept solid wood, glass, or batteries!**
+If the skip is full, please take your waste home. Do not pile it next to the skip, or leave it in the space.
-**Wood Waste:** Wood waste must always be taken home with you. Please don't leave it in the space. Bagged sawdust is fine to put in the general bins & skip.
+The skip gets emptied approximately every Tuesday. It's collected by a private contractor which means rules about the types of waste can go in it (and thus also what can go in our general waste bins) are not same as your council collection at home! **They do __not__ accept solid wood, glass, or batteries!**
-**Glass:** can be put in the glass bin in the main room. When this is full, you can help out by taking it to the tip or a bottle bank.
+__**Wood Waste:**__ Wood waste (including ply and MDF) must always be taken home with you. Please don't leave it in the space or put it in the bins. Bagged sawdust is fine to put in the general bins & skip.
-**E-Waste:** can be put in the e-waste bin in the main room. When this is full, you can help out by taking it to the tip.
+__**Glass:**__ can be put in the glass bins in the main room. When this is full, you can help out by taking it to the tip or a bottle bank.
-**Batteries:** Non-Lithium Batteries can be put in the battery bin in the main room. When this is full, you can help out by taking it to the tip or a battery bank. Please don't put Lithium batteries in any of our bins.
+__**E-Waste:**__ can be put in the e-waste bin in the main room. When this is full, you can help out by taking it to the tip.
-**Food Waste:** Do not put this in Hackspace's bins. It attracts pests. You can put it directly in the skip outside, or take it home with you.
+__**Batteries:**__ Non-Lithium Batteries can be put in the battery bin in the main room. When this is full, you can help out by taking it to the tip or a battery bank. Don't put Lithium batteries in any of our bins, you must take them home with you.
-^Waste Type ^ Building's Skip ^ General Bins ^ Glass Bin ^ E-Waste Bin ^ Battery Bin ^ Take It Home ^
+__**Food Waste:**__ Do not put this in Hackspace's bins. It attracts pests. You can put it directly in the skip outside, or take it home with you.
+^Waste Type ^ Building's Skip ^ General Waste Bins ^ Glass Bins ^ E-Waste Bin ^ Battery Bin ^ Take It Home ^
 |Landfill                | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
 |Metal Recycling         | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
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 |Food Waste              | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
 |Sawdust (bagged)        | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
-|Wood                    | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
+|Wood, Ply, MDF, etc     | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
 |Glass                   | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
 |E-Waste                 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |