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Materials

Eight streams, and a named destination for each

Where the work happens at Haridwar under our own consent, we issue the certificate. Where a mill or a registered recycler performs the recovery, they issue it and we forward it unaltered.

  • 01Cardboard and paper
    End use
    Repulped into liner, fluting and carton board
    Certified by
    Receiving paper mill
  • 02Rigid plastics, serviceable
    End use
    Returned to service as crates, drums and bins
    Certified by
    FSWS, Haridwar
  • 03Rigid plastics, end of life
    End use
    Shredded, washed and pelletised into recycled granulate
    Certified by
    Registered recycler
  • 04Polythene and soft plastics
    End use
    Pelletised into recycled polyethylene
    Certified by
    Registered recycler
  • 05Horticulture and green waste
    End use
    TerraVita compost
    Certified by
    FSWS, Haridwar
  • 06Industrial ash
    End use
    EcoBricks and ash based masonry
    Certified by
    FSWS, Haridwar
  • 07Electronic equipment
    End use
    Returned to service, or metals recovered by an authorised recycler
    Certified by
    Authorised e-waste recycler
  • 08Used batteries
    End use
    Materials recovered by an authorised recycler
    Certified by
    Authorised recycler
  • Processed by FSWS under its own consent
  • Processed by a registered external party

In detail

What happens to each stream

  • Cardboard and paper

    Corrugated cartons, cores, offcuts and mixed paper, graded and baled for a paper mill.

    End use
    Repulped into liner, fluting and carton board
    Certificate
    Receiving paper mill
    Read the route

  • Rigid plasticsserviceable

    Crates, trays, drums, bins and totes with working life left in them, cleaned and returned to service.

    End use
    Returned to service as crates, drums and bins
    Certificate
    FSWS
    Read the route

  • Rigid plasticsend of life

    Items that fail inspection, sorted to polymer and passed to a registered recycler.

    End use
    Shredded, washed and pelletised into recycled granulate
    Certificate
    Registered recycler
    Read the route

  • Polythene and soft plastics

    Liners, shrink wrap, stretch film and bagging, graded by polymer and colour before transfer.

    End use
    Pelletised into recycled polyethylene
    Certificate
    Registered recycler
    Read the route

  • Horticulture and green waste

    Garden and grounds waste, dry leaves and canteen waste, composted at Haridwar under consent.

    End use
    TerraVita compost
    Certificate
    FSWS
    Read the route

  • Industrial ash

    Boiler and fly ash, blended with an FSWS binder and pressed into masonry units.

    End use
    EcoBricks and ash based masonry
    Certificate
    FSWS
    Read the route

  • Electronic equipment

    IT hardware, electronics and small appliances, graded for reuse or passed to an authorised recycler.

    End use
    Returned to service, or metals recovered by an authorised recycler
    Certificate
    Authorised e-waste recycler
    Read the route

  • Used batteries

    Batteries from UPS systems, emergency lighting and handheld equipment, collected and transferred under traceable custody.

    End use
    Materials recovered by an authorised recycler
    Certificate
    Authorised recycler
    Read the route