Can you recycle fire blankets & extinguished items?
🏭 Recycling centre
Fire blankets: general waste. Extinguishers and smoke alarms have their own routes (see those entries).
Used fire blankets are fibreglass — general waste. This entry exists so search finds the right neighbours: extinguishers go back via the recycling centre (staff handle them as pressurised), smoke alarms go in small electricals.
Which bin does it go in?
Fire blankets: general waste. Extinguishers and smoke alarms have their own routes (see those entries).
🏭 Find the nearest suitable location
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