CD's can be recycled into other materials for re-use
CDs will never decompose, so follow our easy 4 - step guide to recycling
We provide a CD and DVD recycling service that lets you take control of your recycling needs.
Your Options:
1: Send your unwanted CDs via post or courier
2: Purchase CD boxes from us (the cardboard boxes hold 300 CDs)
When you have 7 full boxes, we will come to your site and collect.
We'll take the boxes with us
3: We'll come to your site and collect any unwanted CDs
A charge is incurred with this option
4: You can come to our site and drop off your CD's. Pleasecall us to
confirm you are attending our premises. All CD's should be posted or
delivered to our 4D North Crescent, Cody Road, London E16 4TG
address
It's worth calling our offices to arrange a CD collection with your next waste collection if you are a current customer. This avoids extra journeys and reduces congestion on London's busy roads and at the same time lowers emissions. CDs may never decompose if sent to landfill so it makes sense to make CD recycling an integral part of your recycling programme.
Remember, you will need to concider whether or not your items have sensitive information on them or not. If they need to be destroyed in order for your business to be compliant with The Data Protection Act, please refer to our security shredding section and then call our offices for the next steps to recycling your CDs.
Your Options:
1: Send your unwanted CDs via post or courier
2: Purchase CD boxes from us (the cardboard boxes hold 300 CDs)
When you have 7 full boxes, we will come to your site and collect.
We'll take the boxes with us
3: We'll come to your site and collect any unwanted CDs
A charge is incurred with this option
4: You can come to our site and drop off your CD's. Pleasecall us to
confirm you are attending our premises. All CD's should be posted or
delivered to our 4D North Crescent, Cody Road, London E16 4TG
address
It's worth calling our offices to arrange a CD collection with your next waste collection if you are a current customer. This avoids extra journeys and reduces congestion on London's busy roads and at the same time lowers emissions. CDs may never decompose if sent to landfill so it makes sense to make CD recycling an integral part of your recycling programme.
Remember, you will need to concider whether or not your items have sensitive information on them or not. If they need to be destroyed in order for your business to be compliant with The Data Protection Act, please refer to our security shredding section and then call our offices for the next steps to recycling your CDs.
The Advantages
Suitable for all types of CDs and their plastic cases, including music CDs, writeable CDs and CD ROMs.
100% of the CD's and all the packaging including: paper, polycarbonate, polystyrene, paint, lacquer and aluminium is recycled. The CD material is delivered to the decollaion centre where the constituent parts are separated. Paper is baled, pulped and used in the production of cardboard. The jewel case is granulated and then fed into an extrusion system fitted with a laser filter for contaminant removal. A high quality Crystal Polystyrene pellet is produced and may be used for new cases or insulating foam.
The discs are processed in another machine and paint, aluminium and data is removed from the surface. This is used to insulate electric cables.
The clean discs are granulated, blended and compounded into a polycarbonate material. This is reused to make burgular alarm boxes or street lighting.
100% of the CD's and all the packaging including: paper, polycarbonate, polystyrene, paint, lacquer and aluminium is recycled. The CD material is delivered to the decollaion centre where the constituent parts are separated. Paper is baled, pulped and used in the production of cardboard. The jewel case is granulated and then fed into an extrusion system fitted with a laser filter for contaminant removal. A high quality Crystal Polystyrene pellet is produced and may be used for new cases or insulating foam.
The discs are processed in another machine and paint, aluminium and data is removed from the surface. This is used to insulate electric cables.
The clean discs are granulated, blended and compounded into a polycarbonate material. This is reused to make burgular alarm boxes or street lighting.
CD's Make A Big Bang At The Science Museum
London Recycling Limited has teamed up with the Science Museum in London to help with a science project that is Out of This World! 1854 CDs are on loan to the Museum for a 6 month exhibition which explains the processes behind the following and truly amazing experiment.
In December 2007 scientists will switch on the world's most powerful particle accelerator the Large Hadron Collider deep underground within the France and Switzerland border. The aim of this project which has taken 10 years to develop and cost a staggering 3 Billion Euros will aim to recreate the conditions that existed less than a billionth of a second after the Big Bang.
Dizzy Data
The CD tower see image above; (you can just make out the CD's as a dark vertical band in the centre of the image) represents just one hour's worth of data generated for scientists to use. The information will be stored on high capacity tapes at the actual site!
In December 2007 scientists will switch on the world's most powerful particle accelerator the Large Hadron Collider deep underground within the France and Switzerland border. The aim of this project which has taken 10 years to develop and cost a staggering 3 Billion Euros will aim to recreate the conditions that existed less than a billionth of a second after the Big Bang.
Dizzy Data
The CD tower see image above; (you can just make out the CD's as a dark vertical band in the centre of the image) represents just one hour's worth of data generated for scientists to use. The information will be stored on high capacity tapes at the actual site!
