Recycle your CDs and DVDs

Fujitsu have today announced that they will be making laptops out of recycled CDs.

The CDs / DVDs are made from polycarbonate, a type of plastic suitable for use in the bodies of notebook PCs. Moreover, they do not include any contaminants, such as flame retardants, so they were deemed to be a suitable material for recycling.

Fujitsu plans to expand the use of their recycling system to support a wider variety of recycled materials in addition to CDs and DVDs and to employ these plastics in other products.

The green initiative reduces their need for new plastic by around 10 tons per year and cuts their CO2 emissions by approximately 15%.

Fujitsu implemented the programme during the production of its Lifebook P772/E enterprise laptop, constructing the machine’s casing from melted-down discs.

More information can be found on the Fujitsu website.

This amazing horse sculpture is 11ft in height and was created using5000 recycled CD’s. Dean created this art-piece to demonstrate whatcan be achieved using reclaimed CD’s & to showcase his artistictalents. Dean had already created several large sculptures forschools & he felt it was time to showcase his talent to the art world.

11ft Recycled CD Horse – View the PDF

Find out more on his website : http://www.artwiz.co.uk

The 9^th annual Environmental Rock festival will take place on Bank Holiday Monday 2^nd May 2011 at The Hobbit in Bevois Valley!

The FREE daytime event, which has gone from strength to strength since it’s inception in 2003, attracts hundreds of visitors with its unique mix of music, environmental awareness, workshops and activities and ethical products for sale. 2011 promises to be the biggest and best event yet.

The festival coincides with the beginning of Southampton University Students’ Union Environmental and Ethical week, but welcomes everyone, whether young or old.

Visitors can enjoy delicious organic food available courtesy of Chef Bernie, whilst speaking to a range of organisations including Transition Southampton, New Forest National Park, Southampton Natural History Society and Greenpeace, whilst companies such as Wikaniko and October Books will sell a range of ethical products.

All stallholders share the organisers’ commitment to helping preserve and improve our environment for future generations, and many of them have attended Environmental Rock for several years, demonstrating their commitment to both the event and the wider cause.

The musical background for the event will be provided by a host of talented local acts performing on separate indoor and outdoor stages during the day. In addition, after last years’ successful launch, an evening gig will also take place showcasing yet more quality bands, costing only £2 after 7.30pm. More details about all the bands will be announced very soon.

Finally, no May Bank Holiday event would be complete without Morris Dancers, so by popular demand, we are pleased to announce that Samhaim Morris will return to Environmental Rock to perform!

More information about all the activities, bands, stallholders and delicious food will be available on our new website at www.environmental-rock.org.uk. We can also be found on Twitter (@envirorock) and Facebook, or you can email us at: info@enviromental-rock.org.uk.

Environmental Rock is organised by a diverse committee comprising a mixture of local residents and students, demonstrating how well the two groups can work together to organise such a successful and lasting event. For more information, please contact either Dave McKay (dm10v07@soton.ac.uk) or Andy Mintram (andy@fuzzi.co.uk / 07979 526744)

Hydrock in Northampton, UK came to us looking for 3000 CDs to be used in a field to stop the birds nesting around one of their projects. See the pictures below, all CDs will be recycled into the plastics industry after they have finished with them.

Hydrock is a leading national provider of consultancy and specialist contracting services for Construction, Infrastructure & the Environment.
http://www.hydrock.com

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Recycling CDs.

Look out for our sale starting next week Thursday 30th December 2010.

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Recycled potato peelings could be used to make environmentally-friendly crisp packets, a leading snack firm has said.

Walkers said it had already developed cellulose crisp bags made from wood pulp – but this resulted in “crackly” bags that might put off customers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-11501357

Waste which should be recycled is ending up as landfill because it is not being separated enough.
Thousands of tons of waste that was shown as having been recycled is ending up on council landfill sites.

Bales of plastic bottles mixed with paper, cans and even glass are having to be dumped. Watch the report here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11484754

Infographic by Recycle – Don’t bin it, recycle it

The Panda chair is made out of recycled CDs, 4232 of them. It looks stylish, modern and surprisingly comfortable eco chair. It was designed by Belén Hermosa as an eco design project and exhibited at the Habitat Valencia Forward Show, Spain. More information about her is below.

Panda Chair made of recycled CDs

Panda Chair made of recycled CDs

Panda Chair made of recycled CDs

Belén Hermosa (Bilbao, 1978) carried out, in her natal city, an Industrial Technical Engineering, later on, she moved to the University of Coventry, in England where she studied Industrial Design, a professional passion she discovered during her stay in Great Britain. The accomplishment of different specialized curses and works as freelance, together with the experience obtained as product designer in the company “Fiat Advanced Design” in Milan and in different design studios in León, Bilbao and Barcelona, allowed her to extend and complete her knowledge in this field.

In 2005, she received the First Prize and a Mention of Honour in the “Liderpack” awards, for the “Pack of Chopsticks for Incompetents”, made together with Laura Millán, Industrial designer of Barcelona.

For second consecutive year, she has exhibited in the NUDE, at Habitat Valencia Forward Show. After the good welcome of last year with her Flow·er Bag, she decided to repeat the experience, on this occasion with 2 projects; the chair PANDA and the set sweet lights, sweet floors. Both were very well received by the public.

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The CDs are an important problem in terms of pollution.

The polycarbonate is an expensive and hardly recyclable material when it comes from a CD. 4.232 of these containers of data, handed over by the company Sarbide, have been reused to form the panda chair, of modern and technological aspect.