Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR)
Dry Mixed Recycling or DMR is a cost effective way to recycle waste. We offer DRM wheelie bin collection from your premises.
What is Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR)?
Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR) is exactly what is says on the tin. By sorting all your clean dry recyclables such as cardboard and paper, plastic and metal into one container, and separating them from wet or sticky waste such as food waste. DMR is the first step towards a more sustainable waste management solution for your business. DMR allows processing and recycling waste efficiently and your business reduce its waste management costs, without requiring many different bins for different materials. It's a great way to begin recycling and help the environment.
What we do?
We provide tailored DMR collection services designed to meet the unique needs of businesses, ensuring safe, reliable, and legal disposal with minimal disruption. By choosing Hurn Recycling, we will provide you with:
- Compliance: Adherence to all local and national waste management regulations.
- Flexibility: Customised collection schedules to suit your operational needs.
- Sustainability: Commitment to reducing landfill usage by promoting recycling and responsible waste disposal.
Dry Mixed Recycling Collection and Disposal Bin Sizes
We offer flexible collection schedules, including daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly pickups, based on your business requirements. We cater for businesses of all sizes and offer the following range of bin sizes for DMR collection:
- 240 Litre General waste bin
- 360 Litre General Waste Bin
- 660 Litre General Waste Bin
- 1100 Litre General Waste Bin
For businesses with limited space, we offer a pre-paid bags service for bagged dry mixed recycling.
What can be disposed of in Dry Mixed Recycling Bins?
We can accept clean and dry recyclables including plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays, cardboard, paper and metal drink cans in our dry mixed recycling bins. Liquid bottles should be rinsed. and the following materials should be avoided when sorting your waste.
Cardboard and Paper
Flattened cardboard boxes, newspapers, magazines, and office paper.
Plastics
Clean plastic bottles, pots, tubs, and trays
Metals
Aluminum and steel cans, tins, and empty aerosols
What cannot be disposed of in Dry Mixed Recycling Bins?
The following materials should be avoided when sorting your waste, as they can contaminate your DMR bin: black bags, crisp and sweet packaging, polystyrene, wood, food, containers with residue of food or liquids and hard plastics.
Glass
Should be disposed of using our dedicated glass recycling service
Food Waste
Organic waste should be separated to prevent contamination
Contaminated Materials
Items with food residue or liquids
Hazardous Waste
Batteries, chemicals, and medical waste
Polystyrene
Not suitable for DMR bins
We can accept clean and dry recyclables including plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays, cardboard and paper, and metal drink cans in our dry mixed recycling bins.
Areas we cover
Our recycling centres are based in Bournemouth & Exeter. However, we offer recycling waste management and waste collection across Dorset & Devon alongside other surrounding counties such as Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Specifically in the following areas:
Dorset
BH Postcodes - Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Wimborne, Ferndown, Wareham, Swanage, Bridport, Lyme Regis, Blandford Forum, Verwood, Ringwood
DT Postcodes - Dorchester, Weymouth, Portland, Bridport, Lyme Regis, Blandford Forum
Devon
EX Postcodes – Covers Exeter (city), Broadclyst, Clyst St Mary, Silverton, Exmouth, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary, Seaton, Axminster, Honiton, Colyton
Hampshire
SO Postcodes – Totton, Lymington, Brockenhurst, Lyndhurst, Hythe
SP Postcodes – Fordingbridge (SP6)
Wiltshire
SP1 & SP2 Postcodes – Covers Salisbury
The Benefits of DMR (Dry Mixed Recycling)
Dry mixed recycling involves sorting and separating different materials such as cardboard, paper, plastic and metal. The sorted materials are then sold to manufacturers who use them to create new products. The benefits of dry mixed recycling include:
- Reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill
- Saving energy and resources
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
The UK government has recently begun increasing the cost of landfill, and this trend is likely to continue. There has never been a better time to begin recycling and DMR is the simplest way to begin.
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Get in touch
Commercial Recycling and waste management in Poole and Bournemouth, Dorset. Serving the surrounding counties. Helping Businesses save money and reduce landfill since 1995.
We look forward to hearing from you by phone or email. Alternatively, you can complete our enquiry form and we will get right back to you.
- Bournemouth
Hurn Recycling Ltd, 452 Bournemouth International Airport, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 6NW
- 01202 257530
- Exeter
Hurn Recycling Ltd, Greendale Business Park, Compound 67, Honey Lane, Woodbury Salterton, Exeter, EX5 1EW
- 01392 323316