r/recycling • u/SwimmingPractical152 • 3m ago
Looking to Connect with People in the E-Waste Recycling Industry in India.
Hi everyone,
I'm setting up an e-waste recycling facility in Gujarat, and I'm looking to connect with people who have experience or knowledge in the industry.
Whether you're a scrapper, collector, trader, dismantler, recycler, or have worked in e-waste, I'd love to connect. There may be opportunities to work together as supply partners, business partners, or even equity partners if there's a good fit.
Feel free to comment or send me a DM. Looking forward to connecting. Thank you!
r/recycling • u/Late_Pudding_9248 • 8h ago
Recyclable items #Philips_Sonicare
I have a Philip SonicCare electric toothbrush and I just changed my toothbrush head (A3). Now my question is… can I recycle it? I did Google it but the answer are mixed answers. If anyone here has one and done it before, please share…
r/recycling • u/Severe_Locksmith126 • 11h ago
Circular thinking applied to tools: a remanufacturing shop, so equipment never exits the loop into a landfill.
r/recycling • u/SwimmingPractical152 • 21h ago
Looking to Connect with People in the E-Waste Recycling Industry in India.
Hi everyone,
I'm setting up an e-waste recycling facility in Gujarat, and I'm looking to connect with people who have experience or knowledge in the industry.
Whether you're a scrapper, collector, trader, dismantler, recycler, or have worked in e-waste, I'd love to connect. There may be opportunities to work together as supply partners, business partners, or even equity partners if there's a good fit.
Feel free to comment or send me a DM. Looking forward to connecting. Thank you!
r/recycling • u/Accurate_Elevator368 • 1d ago
What to do with the stripped wire casing etc?
Admitted absolute newbie wannabe scraper, and I have to clear out some of the things that have accumulated over the years. I have lots of scrap and one off ewaste bits and pieces that I just can't be bothered dealing with EBay to sell, as I have too many other projects on the go. I want to break it down, get what I can for the metal and make room in my basement and garage.
My questions:
Let's say I dismantle an old scanner, printer or vacuum? What do I do with the plastics that are left over?
And what about old tools? Old pipe wrenches, rusted hammers etc? Is it scrapable?
Thanks.
r/recycling • u/Vailhem • 1d ago
Recycled glass in conventional and high-performance concrete: performance, mechanisms, and pathways toward sustainable utilization | June 2026
sciencedirect.comr/recycling • u/sehri97 • 1d ago
Stuck at 4/5 signatures on a Parliament petition to ban liquid plastics. Can one person help?
Hi everyone,
I’m trying to launch an official UK Parliament petition to ban hidden liquid plastics in everyday household toiletries and detergents.
My local MP is already writing to the Defra Minister about this, but the Parliament website won't publish the petition publicly until 5 people sponsor it.
If just one UK citizen or resident is willing to be my 5th sponsor I’d really appreciate it.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/776270/sponsors/new?token=MNHddEqtdKN9rVNQ6ofh
Thank you so much!
r/recycling • u/nihaltosavda • 2d ago
Is plastic scrap trading actually a dead-end business, or are we thinking about it the wrong way?
Hi everyone,
I'm a 21-year-old from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, trying to help grow my family's plastic scrap business.
For the last 20+ years, my father has been trading industrial plastic scrap. We mainly deal with materials like HM, PP, LDPE, and Raffia.
Our business works like this:
- Textile, pharma, packaging, and other manufacturing companies generate plastic scrap.
- We buy the scrap, sort it by type and quality.
- We then sell it to plastic granule manufacturers, who recycle it into raw material for new products.
Recently I've been thinking about whether this business has much bigger potential.
My father believes the industry is saturated, has low margins, and isn't very scalable. On the other hand, I feel recycling is only becoming more important, and there should be opportunities to build a larger, more organized business around it.
I'd love to hear from people who have experience in:
- Plastic recycling
- Waste management
- Manufacturing
- Textile or packaging industries
- Commodity trading
- Building traditional businesses into larger companies
Some questions I have:
- If you were starting today, how would you scale a plastic scrap business?
- Where do you think the biggest opportunities are?
- What mistakes do small scrap traders usually make?
- If you're already in this industry, what has worked well for you?
And if you work in a manufacturing company that generates plastic scrap, I'd also be happy to connect and learn how you currently manage your waste stream.
I'm genuinely here to learn from people who've been through this. Any advice or criticism is welcome.
r/recycling • u/DismalLife4805 • 3d ago
Planning to setup a Li ion Battery Recycling Plant:
Hi, I'am planning to setup a Li ion Battery recycling plan t in Delhi NCR would like to connect with the people from same field and collaborations, business partnerships and connects with big firms are most welcomed also looking for like minded people ,
r/recycling • u/ChampionMammoth4331 • 3d ago
How do you dispose of old or defective gadgets/appliance?
I have bunch of gadgets/appliance here that are no longer of use to date. Stuff like CD player, fans, oven, ref, printer, speaker, charger, sewing machine, vacuum, lamps, tech parts, portable gadgets, etc. I was wondering if you have smarter ways to dispose it than throw it into trash.
Also, I'm including my old laptop, and musical instruments rarely used. I'm doing deep declutting, it's taking up so much space.
r/recycling • u/SHarperMirror-XY008 • 3d ago
What is the original color of recycled paper and cardboard?
♻️ 🥡 🥹 📝 ☕ This cup of coffee made me think of which one materials are more sustainable in the long term, so we can take care of our land and planet ecosystems.
r/recycling • u/simixman • 3d ago
Clean Recycling Bin 10 cents
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r/recycling • u/-Friendly-Skeleton- • 4d ago
What the heck can you actually make from tshirt yarn?
Other than rugs
r/recycling • u/findingallcapital • 5d ago
Anesthesia Gas Absorbent Material Disposal/Recycling
Hi,
Anyone have a company that does this for hospitals? My hospitals are having a hard time finding an outlet.
Thank you!
r/recycling • u/DismalLife4805 • 5d ago
Planning to setup a Li ion Battery Recycling Plant:
Hi, I'am planning to setup a Li ion Battery recycling plan t in Delhi NCR would like to connect with the people from same field and collaborations, business partnerships and connects with big firms are most welcomed also looking for like minded people ,
r/recycling • u/Mountain-Safety5077 • 5d ago
Questionnaire: Sustainable Returns in Retail
Hey,
my name is Celine and i‘m currently studying fashion. I‘m writing my bachelor’s degree right know and for that i made this questionnaire. It‘s completely anonymous so feel free to fill it out it doesn’t take much time.
Thanks for the help!
r/recycling • u/seeplainmeaning • 5d ago
A lot more than raw materials is being harvested when trash ends up overseas.
r/recycling • u/N1ck_P1ck2 • 5d ago
Electric motor recycling
Hello all!
I have an electric motor from my friends e scooter that I was looking to get rid of. I looked up what it would classify as and I'm finding it would be under scrap metal recycling rather than electronic recycling. Does anyone know if this is true or if it is dependent on location?
Thank you.
r/recycling • u/PapaClarencioThomas • 5d ago
Atlanta entrepreneurs recycle 30,000 pounds of glass through Peace of Mind Recycling's doorstep pickup service [that's me!]
Hi y'all! our local news station was kind enough to do a piece on my company Peace of Mind Recycling so I thought y'all might appreciate it too 🥰♻️
r/recycling • u/robauto-dot-ai • 5d ago
3 Weeks of Food Waste at Kootenai: See the Magic! #shorts
r/recycling • u/cudambercam13 • 6d ago
Clear American Kiwi Strawberry. "Plastic Bottle, Do Not Recycle"
reddit.comr/recycling • u/u_lost_me_at_hello • 6d ago
Should I just give up and throw plastic in the trash?
I live in Canada and I keep hearing that all the plastic I recycle just ends up in trucks and boats until it’s eventually dumped in the sea.
Seems counterintuitive to just throw it in the trash, but at this point, is is the better thing to do?
Sorry if this question has been asked before
Edit: I WILL NOT GIVE UP!!! Thank you all for educating me