Bush T May16

RECYCLING PROGRAM
IN ZIMBALI
by Sue Beningfield
Dear Residents,
Please collect your initial clear bags, or if you
need more than 1 bag a week, free of charge,
from ZEMA’s reception. Once you’ve filled it,
place it out on the verge in a wheeli-bin by 8am
on Wednesday mornings and you will receive a
replacement bag. Please contact Sue Beningfield
on beningfield@telkomsa.net or Operations at
ZEMA on 032-5384300 or visit ZEMA’s website
http://www.zema.co.za/conservation/recyclingprogram
if you should have any waste queries.
TYPES OF PLASTICS
We are now able to put all types of
uncontaminated and clean plastic in our clear
bags. That means no food contaminated
plastics or wash& dry them before placing them
in the bag.
PET - POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE:
PET is used for soft drinks, bottled water and a
wide variety of food products are packaged in it.
PET is recycled into …. Hollow-fibre filling for
jackets, duvets, pillows and sleeping bags is the
main use for clear PET bottles in South Africa.
Green bottles are turned into building insulation
(Isotherm); PET is also recycled in geotextiles
for road stabilisation and dam linings, and
Plastiwood.
HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE:
You’ll find this logo on milk bottles, cleaning
products, cosmetics and toiletries, crates and
motor oils, among others. HDPE is recycled
into …. Recycling bins, compost bins, buckets,
detergent containers, posts, fencing, pipes,
plastic timber and plastic chairs.
POLYVINYL CHLORIDE:
PVC has been described as a “difficult” plastic.
Its use is being phased out – in many cases it
is being replaced by PET. Try to avoid buying
products with PVC packaging, but if you can’t
avoid it, it is unlikely to be recycled so the
Plastics Federation of SA’s advice is to just
throw it away with ordinary rubbish.
LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE:
Number 4 plastic is used to make rubbish
bags, frozen veggie bags, building film, some
squeezable bottles and cosmetic tubs. LDPE
is recycled into …. Bin liners, pallet sheets,
irrigation piping, a variety of containers, and
construction and building film.
POLYPROPYLENE:
This type of plastic is used in bottles, ice cream
tubs, straws, microwave dishes, kettles, garden
furniture, lunch boxes, packaging tape and
bottle caps. PP is recycled into …. Pegs, bins,
pipes, pallet sheets, oil funnels, car battery
cases and trays.
POLYSTYRENE:
There are two kinds of polystyrene: highimpact,
from which products like coat hangers
and yoghurt cups are made, and expanded
polystyrene, from which meat and vegetable
trays are made. PS is recycled into …. Picture
frames, curtain rails, finials, skirting boards,
cornices, stationery e.g., rulers, seedling trays,
coat hangers. Demand far outstrips supply in
South Africa.
Happy Recycling!
Sue
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