| Topic: | Re: We haven't used it for years... because we didn't have kerbside and collection bank | |
| Posted by: | Philippa Bond | |
| Date/Time: | 20/02/21 22:52:00 |
| I think that the recycling points at supermarkets are actually run by the supermarkets themselves. They are unfortunately often misused by the public. Have you considered taking any of your electrical goods to Curry's? Or whoever you were buying a replacement from if you were. Curry's PC World actually will take some smaller electric/electronic items together with any larger appliance you are recycling when you buy a new appliance. They do change what they do every so often so it is worth checking probably more than once to make sure you are given the correct information. There are often special recycling arrangements in September when Recycling Week falls. I'm sure there was one where you could just take your small electrical items into Curry's for recycling. Our Waste Disposal Authority - West London Waste Authority - has lots of information on how to dispose of particular items and also offers a Bulky Waste Collection. You can also run a collection in conjunction with them - I remember them having a collection point for electrical/electronic items at Chiswick Library and at Leisure Centres for a set time eg a week. There is nothing to stop anyone asking for or organising a special skip collection in a specific location with their Council and/or the Waste London Waste Authority say for Recycling Week. I've noticed that Wandsworth do this. The British Heart Foundation sells some electrical/electronic stuff when they are working which they aren't right now because of the pandemic. They collect. They have to check out and test electrical stuff before they can sell it. https://www.which.co.uk/news/2020/11/ikea-will-buy-back-your-old-furniture-from-black-friday/ (delayed because of the pandemic) |