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==General points and notes==
As the hackspace has grown so has the amount of waste generated, additional waste collections and periodic skip hire are very expensive, please think carefully about the waste you generate and consider to take home what you make for domestic recycling if it's safe and practicable to do so. This page explains how waste is recycled or disposed by the hackspace.


[[Image:Recycling-area.jpg|thumb|none|500px]]
==Paint, wood finish and chemicals==
The metal cabinet near the spray booth can be used for paint, varnishes etc anything stored in there is free to use, unless it is very specifically labeled and part of an active product.
Please note the hackspace does have to pay commercial rates for disposal of anything left unused as such please take any unwanted or exhausted material away with you.


New (2016): Rubbish from the basement bins is sorted for recycling by the contractors who empty them (currently every Tuesday and Thursday morning).
==Waste collection, Bizspace wheelie bins==
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If there are opportunities to improve recycleability (by pre-sorting, and delivering to a discrete dumping place) we should use them if practical along these lines:
The Bizspace bins are currently located on Liverpool Street and are intended for crushable domestic Waste see, [[cleaning the hackspace]].


Simple rules: -
==Recycling==
* if it can be reused, reuse it
[[Image:Recycling-area.jpg|thumb|Sorting the rubbish by material.|250px]]
* if it needs special handling (Waste Electrical, chemical, sharps), arrange it
There is no organised removal of recyclables and is dependent on teams and individual members periodically removing the stuff from the space under there own initiative and goodwill.
* if it can be recycled, recycle it
Nottingham hackspace encourages recycling, this can be the re-use of materials in the various materials bins in the electronics area and the main workshop, including for purposes other than for which they were originally intended. Anything placed in the Waste is fair game, including and most commonly, the laser and Wood offcut hoppers.
* if it can be burned (in a domestic wood stove), burn it
* if it can be composted, compost it
* anything else can go in the bin


We have a container for sharps (stanley knife and scalpel blades, etc.) in the Safety-Weat cabinet just inside the door of the Workshop.


WEEE needs to be accumulated and kept for disposal at local disposal facilities.
==kitchen recyclables and waste==


I've decided to take on the job of managing this initiative (I'll be the one sorting and taking out the trash!) --[[User:Msemtd|Michael Erskine]] 10:22, 27 May 2011 (BST)
There are four receptacles in the kitchen for commonly recycled materials.
Please optimise space in the receptacle by crushing and cutting stuff up wherever possible. Also, take care with messy greasy food cartons such as Piza boxes, which are not recyclable. Other items may need processing, such as labels removing and rinsing out for good practice.
 
==Metal and workshop waste==
 
Other materials can be weighed In at Scrap Merchants, again there is no formal process for this and is reliant on volunteers taking the initiative


== Nearby recycling points ==
== Nearby recycling points ==
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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Materials are a valuable resource and waste is to be strongly discouraged. In fact, most of the Hackspace's resources are recovered from "waste" (and a lot of that by me! [[User:Msemtd]]). Even a small piece of scrap metal, wood, or plastic may be exactly what somebody needs for their project. As long as we know where to look -- we are a chaos-reducing organisation: sorting and categorising -- put wood with the wood, put metal with the metal!
Materials are a valuable resource and waste is to be strongly discouraged. In fact, most of the Hackspace's resources are recovered from "waste" (and a lot of that by me! [[User:Msemtd]]). Even a small piece of scrap metal, wood, or plastic may be exactly what somebody needs for their project. As long as we know where to look -- we are a chaos-reducing organisation: sorting and categorising -- put wood with the wood, put metal with the metal!


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I have a wood burning stove at home and it has no problem with pizza boxes! I'll take things away on those days I have transport.
I have a wood burning stove at home and it has no problem with pizza boxes! I'll take things away on those days I have transport.


The Nottingham City Council recycling scheme http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1286
I need to find out the waste collection arrangements with BizSpace --[[User:Msemtd|Michael Erskine]] 10:24, 27 May 2011 (BST)


The Nottingham City Council recycling tips http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1321


I need to find out the waste collection arrangements with BizSpace --[[User:Msemtd|Michael Erskine]] 10:24, 27 May 2011 (BST)
I need to obtain/make a food waste collecting bin and arrange for its regular removal.


<strike>I need to make some signs for near the bins, esp. in the kitchen.</strike>
Aluminium cans are taken to scrap merchants to raise funds (enough to cover the cost of delivering them). There is a magnet wand next to the can-crusher which can be used to separate steel from aluminium cans.  


I need to obtain/make a food waste collecting bin and arrange for its regular removal.
==Resources==
* The Nottingham City Council recycling webpage. https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/recycling


Aluminium cans are taken to scrap merchants to raise funds (enough to cover the cost of delivering them). There is a magnet wand next to the can-crusher which can be used to separate steel from aluminium cans. --[[User:Dclarke|Dclarke]] 03:27, 30 April 2012 (EST)
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Latest revision as of 13:17, 17 March 2023

General points and notes

As the hackspace has grown so has the amount of waste generated, additional waste collections and periodic skip hire are very expensive, please think carefully about the waste you generate and consider to take home what you make for domestic recycling if it's safe and practicable to do so. This page explains how waste is recycled or disposed by the hackspace.

Paint, wood finish and chemicals

The metal cabinet near the spray booth can be used for paint, varnishes etc anything stored in there is free to use, unless it is very specifically labeled and part of an active product. Please note the hackspace does have to pay commercial rates for disposal of anything left unused as such please take any unwanted or exhausted material away with you.

Waste collection, Bizspace wheelie bins

The Bizspace bins are currently located on Liverpool Street and are intended for crushable domestic Waste see, cleaning the hackspace.

Recycling

Sorting the rubbish by material.

There is no organised removal of recyclables and is dependent on teams and individual members periodically removing the stuff from the space under there own initiative and goodwill. Nottingham hackspace encourages recycling, this can be the re-use of materials in the various materials bins in the electronics area and the main workshop, including for purposes other than for which they were originally intended. Anything placed in the Waste is fair game, including and most commonly, the laser and Wood offcut hoppers.


kitchen recyclables and waste

There are four receptacles in the kitchen for commonly recycled materials. Please optimise space in the receptacle by crushing and cutting stuff up wherever possible. Also, take care with messy greasy food cartons such as Piza boxes, which are not recyclable. Other items may need processing, such as labels removing and rinsing out for good practice.

Metal and workshop waste

Other materials can be weighed In at Scrap Merchants, again there is no formal process for this and is reliant on volunteers taking the initiative

Nearby recycling points

This map shows the location of the nearby recycling points (the closest is in Aberdeen Street car park, which accepts: mixed glass, mixed paper, tins and drink cans, and plastic bottles).

© OpenStreetMap

Notes

Materials are a valuable resource and waste is to be strongly discouraged. In fact, most of the Hackspace's resources are recovered from "waste" (and a lot of that by me! User:Msemtd). Even a small piece of scrap metal, wood, or plastic may be exactly what somebody needs for their project. As long as we know where to look -- we are a chaos-reducing organisation: sorting and categorising -- put wood with the wood, put metal with the metal!

"What can be recycled?" A surprising amount! Refer to the Nottingham City Council pages for those things that we can have collected.

I have a wood burning stove at home and it has no problem with pizza boxes! I'll take things away on those days I have transport.

I need to find out the waste collection arrangements with BizSpace --Michael Erskine 10:24, 27 May 2011 (BST)


I need to obtain/make a food waste collecting bin and arrange for its regular removal.

Aluminium cans are taken to scrap merchants to raise funds (enough to cover the cost of delivering them). There is a magnet wand next to the can-crusher which can be used to separate steel from aluminium cans.

Resources