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Are Ceramic plates, cups, etc recycled in Ireland??

  • 20-12-2017 11:08am
    #1
    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,262 ✭✭✭


    Hello,

    I have a box of busted plates, mugs, etc.

    I Googled if they were recyclable and they are but it is "rare" to find a place that does it.

    I'm with AES and there is no mention of ceramics on the website.

    Do I put them in the recycling bin or the waste bin?

    I've tried calling but the wait time on the phone is very long.


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  • #2
    Del.Monte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Del.Monte


    Waste I would say. I've never heard of ceramic recycling. :)

    ****



  • #3
    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,262 ✭✭✭Spon Farmer


    Del.Monte wrote: »
    Waste I would say. I've never heard of ceramic recycling. :)

    Can be according to the Googles but rare to find a company that does it.

    Must be a special process or something.

    Cheers.


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    IIRC In the UK at one stage they had so many wine bottles that they couldn't recycle because there was no demand for green glass that they were crushed up and used for road building. It wasn't economic to send then back to France.

    Far too many different types of ceramics, also many are coloured whereas you want pure white raw material. And it's not like glass where recycling saves a lot of energy and you can't really melt and morph ceramics.


  • #5
    ted1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,899 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    That are good for gardening

    https://www.green-talk.com/reusing-or-repurposing-broken-plates-pottery-or-assorted-ceramics/


  • #6
    flaneur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 960 ✭✭✭flaneur


    I'm actually disappointed in the new standardised list of recyclables. I'm pretty sure that our recycling company used to specify more plastic types. Things like soft plastics - bags, wrappers etc should be readily recyclable but seemingly aren't.


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