Contact Details
- Address: 11-12, The Arches, Lawden Road, Birmingham B10 0AB
- GPS: 52.4706418,-1.8749805
- Phone: 0121 772 0736
- Email: info@westmidlandsmetals.co.uk
- Website: https://westmidlandsmetals.co.uk/
Opening Times
- Monday 8am- 4pm
- Tuesday 8am- 4pm
- Wednesday 8am- 4pm
- Thursday 8am- 4pm
- Friday 8am- 4pm
- Saturday 8am- 12pm
- Sunday closed
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West Midlands Metals Scrap Metal Yard specializes in recycling and waste management. It can be found at 11-12, The Arches, Lawden Road, Birmingham B10 0AB.
Materials accepted
It accepts the following types of waste and recyclable items here:
- Scrap Metal
Residents who want to dispose of waste not listed here must contact the nearest tip to clarify if that type of waste is acceptable.
The Scrap Metal facility reduces pollution by recycling metal. The recycling centre is only for use by local residents.
Schedule
West Midlands Metals Scrap Metal Yard is closed on public holidays irrespective of the day of the week the date falls upon. It is usually open at the following times:
- Monday: 8am- 4pm
- Tuesday: 8am- 4pm
- Wednesday: 8am- 4pm
- Thursday: 8am- 4pm
- Friday: 8am- 4pm
- Saturday: 8am-12pm
- Sunday: closed
Residents who wish to access the site with a large vehicle, such as a van or trailer, must contact the recycling centre to book an appointment and obtain a permit before their visit. Permits are free. It can be contacted via phone, email or online booking form.
West Midlands Metals Scrap Metal Yard can be contacted on 0121 772 0736 for any queries residents may have on the service offered by the site.
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Frequently asked questions about West Midlands Metals Scrap Metal Yard
Brown bins are not that common in the UK. However, if the town hall to which you belong has them, this is what you can deposit in these containers:
The brown containers are for mixed recycling in most of the country’s municipalities where this color is issued. These mixed recycling materials include:
- Plastic bottles
- Food cans
- Beverage cans
- Aerosol sprays
- Aluminum foil (including trays)
- Glass bottles and jars
However, you must make sure what type of materials you should deposit in your brown container by contacting your nearest recycling center directly, since in some municipalities the brown containers are intended for organic waste from the garden and food waste.
The recycling centers handle different schedules depending on the municipality in which it is located and the capacity and personnel they have. To find out the hours of the recycling center closest to you, you can access this website. Each tip has its own web page, where you can find the opening and closing hours in the “Opening hours” section.
The opening and closing hours usually vary depending on the day of the week, above you can find the working hours for each day of the week.
To visit a household waste recycling center you need to book an appointment in advance. To book an appointment at your nearest recycling center, you can visit their website and book your appointment online.
If the website of your tip does not have this function enabled, you can contact your nearest tip by phone to schedule your visit to the recycling center. In any of the cases, after your booking, you should receive a confirmation email.
Materials that are not recyclable or are not properly separated will generally end up in a landfill. A landfill is a very large holes built into certain designated spaces for that function.
Until a few years ago, the waste was piled up in the places designated to be dumps, but today in modern and well-managed landfills, large holes are built in which the garbage is buried, with a system of layers that isolates the waste. of the air and water, which has significantly reduced the contamination of the environment by contact with toxic residues. However, landfills still represent an important source of pollution that affects the environment and human beings.
The disposable materials that we generate in our homes, depending on whether they are treated correctly or not, end up in landfills or household waste recycling centers.
A landfill is a site designated to dispose of the waste we generate. Typically, at these designated sites, large holes are built into which garbage is buried.
The recycling centers or household waste recycling centers, are places where recyclable waste is collected, separated and laid up, to be later transferred to another area or facility for recycling or transformation.
