People considering buying new MDF or particleboard products this spring are being urged to recycle any old wood they remove from their homes.
A new article in the Leighton Buzzard Observer on the subject includes advice from a Buckinghamshire Council Cabinet Minister for the Environment, Steven Adams. He claims that people embarking on DIY projects often don’t realise that most waste materials can be recycled.
He said, “People often don’t realise that much of the DIY rubbish they create can be recycled,” adding that local recycling centres now accept all kinds of DIY waste.
His advice for people removing wood from their homes during a renovation - in the form of skirting boards, window frames, doors and even furniture - was to ensure they take it in for recycling. He said, “Wood can easily be recycled into chipboard or medium-density fibreboard (MDF).”
Other recyclable or re-usable waste includes bricks and building rubble, which is often taken to landfill unnecessarily. Mr Adams explains: “Bricks, stones and other building materials that are in good condition can be sold, donated or re-used. Building materials are always in demand so advertise in local papers or community notice boards.”
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http://www.norbord.co.uk/news/council-encourages-local-recycle-diy-waste
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