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Title Scope: Recycling
Published Australia : TEN, 2008
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Summary Did you know that the average Australian generates around 600 kilograms of waste every year? Fortunately not all of this waste goes to waste... it gets recycled. But recycling is much more than just paper and plastic and that's what this week's show is all about, the what, why and how of some of the more unusual things we recycle. Join Dr Rob as puts out the rubbish and SCOPES out all the science behind recycling.JUNIOR STORY: WHAT CAN AND CAN_T BE RECYCLEDMost houses around Australia have a recycling bin, but do we all know what should or shouldn't go in and why? Leah is a Junior Scientist with the Double Helix Club and she points out all the things that you can recycle at home. KERBSIDE RECYCLINGEver wondered what happens to all those recyclables come bin day? Ainslie Kenny works for Visy Recycling and she steps through the journey of household recyclable materials; from kerb to facility. PRINTER CARTRIDGESOld printer cartridges can't be placed into kerbside recycling bins but that doesn't mean they can't be recycled! Melinda Lizza woks at Close the Loop and she takes a tour of the printer cartridge recycling factory to prove that just because something reaches its use-by date, doesn't mean it can't be re-used for something else!EWOODSo, what can the printer cartridges be used for, you might be asking? Well, Duncan Freemantle also works at Close the Loop and he explains how they are using the plastic from printer cartridges, and other objects, to make wood!MENTAL BREAKDOWN: GLASSGlass is possibly the simplest of the household wastes to recycle, and it was actually one of the first materials to be recycled. So how is it done? Dr. Rob breaks it down. RECYCLING WHEYThe art of cheese making is an old one and traditionally, the whey formed by this process has been considered waste and thrown out. But now new technology is allowing whey to be recycled into healthy food. Kirthi De Silva is a scientist from CSIRO and he shows how it's done. CARDBOARD BRICKSThere is no where more important to reduce waste and recycle than on an island. Bob Flann is a CSIRO Scientist and he is helping King Island to recycle its own waste by making cardboard bricks using a briquetter. It is so important to recycle and just as important to tune into the next science-packed episode of Scope where Dr. Rob once again proves that the ordinary really does become extraordinary under the SCOPE!
Event Broadcast 2010-01-16 at 08:30:00
Notes Classification: G
Subject Household appliances -- Recycling.
Recycled products.
Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Technological innovations.
Science -- Experiments.
Source separation (Recycling)
Waste paper -- Recycling.
Australia.
Form Streaming video
Author Bell, Robert, host