Reigate and Banstead Borough Council urges residents to Love Your Electricals
We are using Recycle Week 2010 (21 to 27 June) to encourage residents to recycle their unwanted electrical items
“Love your electricals - set them free” is the call from Reigate & Banstead Borough Council.
Recycle Week aims to encourage us all to think about the many, easy ways we can waste less and make more of the resources we have and the emphasis this year is on recycling small electrical appliances.
Research has shown that many of us continue to hang on to small electricals when we no longer have a use for them, whether they are broken or have been replaced with the latest model. On average, each person in the UK buys three new electrical items each year and three quarters of us admit to having at least one old or unused electrical item in our house, with 1 in 10 hoarding five or more of these items.
Cut back on landfill waste
Executive Member for the Environment, Councillor Julian Ellacott said: "Recycle Week is a great opportunity for everyone to take a look at their recycling habits and see what they can do to recycle more and waste less. From recycling more of our everyday items like glass and plastic bottles to reducing our food waste, using reusable bags or trying out new things like home composting, there’s lots of things we can do to help cut back on the amount of waste we send to landfill.
British Heart Foundation
“And now there are even more ways to give your unwanted electrical items a new lease of life and make more of the resources we have. The council and Recycle Now has teamed up with British Heart Foundation this year, so if your old electrical item can still switch on, why not donate it at your local British Heart Foundation Furniture and Electrical Store and you will also be helping to raise money for charity.
“Old or broken electrical items, including low energy bulbs, can be recycled at your local Community Recycling Centre (formally known as the tip) either on Horley Road, Redhill or Blenheim Road, Epsom.”
The nearest BHF stores that accept electricals are located in Crawley and Wallington.
Swap it
Alternatively, if the item is in good working order you could ask relatives or friends if they would like it or swap or sell it online. A number of retailers will also accept your old small electricals for recycling in store when you buy new ones.
Recycling roadshow trailer
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council’s recycling roadshow trailer will be at the Priory Park Community Festival on Saturday 26 June, so come along and get advice on all your recycling and composting needs. There will also be a competition to win a DAB digital radio and eco kettle.
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Last updated : 24/06/2010
