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Love your electricals - set them free
Has your kettle run
out of steam? Is your TV facing the final credits? Many of us are
already recycling everyday items such as newspapers, cans and glass
bottles. But did you know that old and unused electrical items can
also become useful again?
Recycle Week's 'Love your electricals - set them free' campaign
is being backed by Ryedale District Council and runs from 21 to 27
June. This year the focus is on small electrical items. That means
anything that has a battery or plug: from broken toasters and
kettles gathering dust in the loft, to old mobile phones, kids
toys, or cameras in drawers and disused power tools cluttering up
the garage. All can be re-used or recycled.
Each of us accumulates three new electrical items each year on
average, or 173 million nationally, but we find it harder to let
them go, as only one in five of our small electricals is currently
being recycled. So come on, de-clutter your e-clutter!
Broken electricals contain valuable materials such as silver
that can be used again, saving precious resources. After an
upgrade, many disused items could find a new home and this year The
British Heart Foundation Charity is working with Councils like
Ryedale to get people to donate them.
John Brown from Ryedale District Council said, "Recycle Week is
a great opportunity to remind us just how easy it is to recycle,
reduce or reuse the waste we generate".
To donate your good quality small reusable electrical items,
drop them in to one of the British Heart Foundation stores in York
or Scarborough next time you are passing.
Alternatively, to recycle your old unusable electricals, simply
drop them off at one of the Household Waste Recycling Centres (skip
sites) in Malton, Thornton le Dale or Wombleton.
For more information, contact John Brown, Environmental
Co-ordinator at Ryedale District Council. Tel: 01653 600666 or
visit Recycle Now.