Recycle your waste electrical items - Don’t bin it, bring it and win it
There are still 2 months left where you can win many great prizes by recycling your small waste electrical items at Bath North East Somerset Council's Recycling Centres.
Since June residents have won digital cameras, wind-up torches, high street vouchers and an iPad. There are still many great prizes to be won. The promotion is designed to highlight the importance of recycling waste electrical items. It is in conjunction with Repic, a waste consortium and partner of the Council.
The importance of WEEE
A person living in the UK is estimated to throw away some 3 tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in their lifetime. This is waste that goes into landfill resulting in costly Landfill Tax charges for the local taxpayer and harmful carbon emissions instead of recycling the valuable metal and plastics.
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Councillor David Dixon (Lib-Dem, Oldfield), Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, said, "It is really important that local people think about how to dispose of their waste electrical items responsibly and avoid putting them into the general rubbish for landfill. Bath & North East Somerset Council provides facilities at each of our Recycling Centres for these items and we urge people when they have a clear-out to use them."
Join the winners with a prize!
Matt MacKenzie won an iPad after emptying his flat and taking an old electric radiator and printer to the Recycling Centre in Radstock. He said, "I knew the competition was on as I had seen it advertised. I was thrilled with my prize for recycling old unwanted items. I work in IT so an iPad is ideal for me. Other people should go to their local Centre with their waste electrical items. Don't bin it. Bring it, and win it."
Remember that although the Bath Recycling Centre is temporarily closed until 3rd December, residents can bring as many household electrical items as they wish to our two other Centres in Keynsham and Midsomer Norton. They should speak with site staff to ask for scratch cards before depositing their WEEE.
Small electrical items are accepted for this competition only. They can have a plug, need batteries or charging, or have the crossed out wheelie bin logo.
Find out more
Residents can find out more about WEEE at www.bathnes.gov.uk/wasteservices or contact Council Connect via councilconnect@bathnes.gov.uk or Text SMS 07797 806545 or call 01225 39 40 41.
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Comments
by Ilovespaniels
Saturday, November 10 2012, 11:18AM
“Just had a look at their website. They re-cycle electrical items which can be taken to any store - full details here - http://tinyurl.com/amf7qn6”
by Mr_Nemo
Saturday, November 10 2012, 10:30AM
“"Did you know that you can Recycle your waste small electrical items at Currys & PC World, Southgate Bath?"
Does that also apply to the one at Weston Lock? Much easier for car access!”
by samesame
Friday, November 09 2012, 10:16PM
“Did you know that you can Recycle your waste small electrical items at Currys & PC World, Southgate Bath? Any money made from your waste small electrical items from now until Dec 9th will be given to BBC Children In Need.”
by Dave_Weston
Friday, November 09 2012, 7:29PM
“This is what makes me mad about so called green policies.
The real green message should be "The Bath tip is closed for a few weeks, if you have WEE items please don't put them in the general rubbish but keep them and bring them to the tip when it re-opens" That way they are properly disposed of and people don't use unnecessary fuel etc transporting them to distant facilities.
However the narrow council priority is to avoid landfill charges etc rather than actually be green, so on balance for them its more important to get them in the right disposal method than to promote the proper green solution - the fear obviously being that people won't hold stuff but will just put it in the general rubbish. A bit of joined up thinking would be to promote an extension to the prizes in Bath so that the same period is covered as the other two sites but after the work has been done - thereby encouraging people to hold the items and bring them in for a potential prize after the work has been done. Oh yeah - joined up thinking - sorry what was I thinking!”
by Mr_Nemo
Friday, November 09 2012, 7:20PM
“I agree with wheelie_bin. If the green box service can already take items such as batteries, why not other small items such as torches, radios, etc?
It would be nice to think that, when the Midland Road site re-opens, the access arrangements would be improved to avoid all the previous chaos on the Upper Bristol Road - but somehow I doubt it.
Of course, for many of such small items it would not be necessary to take a car at all, if BANES could make better allowance for pedestrian access. After all, if the car drivers can get out of their cars and walk around in the site, why can't pedestrians walk in or out? I know that there is a notice at the entrance advising you to "see" a member of staff first - but often the only way to do that is to walk in!”
by jonquil
Friday, November 09 2012, 7:15PM
“I agree with you wheelie bin, what is the point of green re-cycling when people will get their cars out and add to pollution.”
by wheelie_bin
Friday, November 09 2012, 7:00PM
“I've got a better idea - set up places round Bath for dumping electrical items so I don't have to trek miles to the nearest dump - or pick them up in the green box. I don't need prizes I need convenience.”