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09-09-2008
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Recycling
I usually recycle the wheels by replacing the tyres on them but have recently had many wheels where they are a bit beyond it and it seems a shame to put them into the bin to go to landfill so does anyone know what the plastic wheels are made from and whether they can be recycled? I would also like to know if anything could be done with the excess rubber tyre that has to be gotten rid of as well. It would also be good to know if anything could be done with any other plastic parts that break on these cars. I sometimes keep the broken parts as I usually find a use for them later when I fettle them into a new part for other modelling projects but many still have to go straight in the rubbish bin as I simply would not have enough room! But I would rather be putting the plastic in the recycling bin instead!
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09-09-2008
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it depends what your local councils recycling policy is, I know in Cardiff, it all goes into the household recycling bag... and gets sorted and reused....
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09-09-2008
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I have a recycling in which takes plastic but only particular numbered plastic so I was wondering what number the wheels and parts of the car would be. Shame they do not take rubber as I have a lot of 1/8th tyres as well!
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09-09-2008
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tried your local refuse center??
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09-09-2008
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I took a load of glass from my old lean to conservatory to them and they just said to chuck it over the side with all the landfill rubbish so I do not have confidence in them. Trouble is they are trying to reach better recycling percentage but with that attitude they are not going to get very far! I though that new laws are being made whereby the manufacturer should be supplying the details of the materials used in the product so that we can then find a way of recycling it after is useful lifespan to us.
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problem is, it takes a lot of expense to make a refuse site suitable for sustainable recycling... my local one is nearly finished being refurbished... all new
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dragon paints : team tekin : fusion hobbies :SCHUMACHER RACING : Nuclear R/C for all my sticky and slippery stuff - if it needs gluing or lubing, Nuclear RC is the man!
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