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What on Earth happens with the
Milk Bottle Tops we have been collecting

for many years?

Firstly we pass them to David and Ann Gynes of the
Methodist Church for passing on to a recycling charity. The charity
cleans and chops the plastic into very small pieces which they
then melt and re-form into building bricks, like giant Lego blocks
without the little buttons on. They are much bigger than ordinary
traditional bricks, lighter to handle and transport, quicker and
easier to build a dwelling or shelter and recyclable. These are
then used overseas, disaster areas and poverty stricken areas in
particular. Other benefits are that they aren’t susceptible to rot or
termite damage in the same way as local wood is.

They also create benches and tables which look a lot like a
wooden construction but with the same advantages as above.

They can only use certain types of plastic.

A quote from their leaflet:

“We believe that everyone should know what happens to their
waste. We use patented technology to give value to the hard stuff:
to mixed streams, and to commercial and household waste that
no one else can use. And we turn them into something that looks
like timber, except: they don't rot, they don't splinter, they don't
need maintenance.”

The company is called Circular 11 and operates out of two
centres in Ferndown and Christchurch.

WHAT IS THIS . . AND WHERE WILL YOU FIND IT?
More importantly would you know
what to do with it?
This device can and will save a life.
Easy to use.
The 40+ units around town have an impressive
track record of life saving.

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