What do I do with mild steel?

What do I do with mild steel? #1084666 18th Jul 2023 11:26pm
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OP Excoriator Forum Addict Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,908 Likes: 4 wirral	I have some small bits of mild steel. Should this go in the recycling bin or the landfill one? Or will they refuse to take it at all? There's not enough of it to make the bin heavy in either case.

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Re: What do I do with mild steel? Excoriator #1084667 19th Jul 2023 7:41am
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bert1 Wiki Veteran Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 8,735 Likes: 25 tranmere	https://www.wirral.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling/green-bin God help us, Come yourself, Don't send Jesus, This is no place for children. Bertieone.

Re: What do I do with mild steel? Excoriator #1084668 19th Jul 2023 11:03am
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diggingdeeper Wiki Master Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 14,490 Likes: 31 Wirral	As long as its thin steel I put it in the grey bin, the magnets will pick it up when its recycled and shouldn't cause the crushers any problems. Generally if you ask the Council they tell you to take it to a recycling centre. Technically if its not on the Grey Bin list and its not in the "Not Allowed" list of the green bin, then it can go in the green bin. https://www.wirral.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling/grey-recycling-bin I find it frustrating that heavier things that can be recycled go in the green bin and straight to landfill, whereas lightweight materials get recycled. Apart from the moral aspects, there is the financial issues of landfill tax and recycling targets to be met which are done by weight. We don't do charity in Germany, we pay taxes. Charity is a failure of governments' responsibilities - Henning Wehn https://ddue.uk