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Key Steps to Resource Efficiency
Recyclable Materials

The following materials can usually be easily sorted and recycled. (For some sorted materials, waste collectors will remove filled containers at no charge). Which materials can be recycled will depend on the markets available at the time. To locate markets for recyclable/recoverable materials, click here.

Asphalt material: can be sorted by type for milling and recycling.
Brick: can be reused whole, crushed for use as landscape cover, sub-base material or fill.
Cardboard: separate for recycling into new cardboard.
Concrete and concrete block: can be crushed for use as aggregate, sub-base or fill.
Metal: e.g. reinforcing steel, and off-cuts from roofing can be separated for recycling.
Plastics: separate by type (all are labelled) for recycling into new plastics.
Vegetation: can be mulched, composted and used as ground cover.
Wood: can be sorted by type and size for reuse and remanufactured, or used for firewood or mulch if untreated.



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