Our favourite waste campaign slogan is quite simple: There is no "away". So where is this "away"? And this is what podcaster Dave Pickering finds out on a roadtrip to Kent, to a recycling plant in Sittingbourne. At Sweeep, the largest plant of its kind in southern England, Dave sees what happens to our small gadgets and appliances when they are taken to be recycled. The process of recouping raw materials out of electronics is quite high tech at Sweeep - and some of what is recouped is quite valuable. To the backdrop of much crunching, and other industrial sounds, Sweep Commercial Director Justin Greenaway explains the ins and outs of the business. We were not surprised to learn, Sweeep's greatest challenge is actually simply getting more people to recycle, especially smaller electronics and electricals

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