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    MAKING A CLEAN SWEEP

    Oct 05, 2018 4 minutes
    By Des Thomson
    Photographs: Juliet Nicholas

    At the Halswell Menzshed we recycle crates from a local industry. The crates used to go to landfill but are now a valuable plywood and timber resource for Menzshed projects (Images 1 and 2). This has benefitted not only the shed but also the local company, which is now able to claim an environmental tick for good waste-reduction practice.

    Most of the recycling is carried out under cover on a concrete pad but, depending on space, the crates may also be dismantled on the gravel driveway. This results in the possibility of tyres getting punctures from nails and staples that may be dropped in the salvage process.

    In a busy shed there are other sources of sharp steel waste as well.

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