New Battery Recycling Service
February 23, 2006 at 2:50 am
Ordinary household batteries don’t contain harmful materials so can be thrown away with daily rubbish but rechargable batteries and single use batteries often contain harmful metals, so cannot be thrown away with daily rubbish.
Some companies will have to dispose of batteries on a regular basis and services like the one just recently set up by Manchester based, Mercury Recycling will be of great use. The new service will help companies dispose batteries properly according to todays hazardous waste regulations – which were changed last year.
Different types of battery need to be identified and sorted correctly and recycled using the right process. Mercury’s ‘Battery Safe’ service will make sure this.
For more information on recycling batteries, or different materials check our materials page.
Local Council Recycling Event
February 23, 2006 at 1:10 am
The major of Enfield hosted a recycling event held by the Waste Recycling Team from Enfield Council and local community groups to help educate local people about recycling. The afternoon included workshops and discussions and the opportunity for the community to share their ideas on recycling.
With an introduction from the Major and a talk from a representative of the Waste Recycling Team of Enfield, the day helped to provide people with a better understanding of recycling; outlined ways that local people can make a difference and encouraged those who are not currently already recycling, to get invloved.
There was an ECO Van, complete with furniture made from recycled materials, where environmental activities were taking place. Another highlight was ArtStart where children were encouraged to create works of art from from recycled items.
Why not get in contact with the recycling Team at your local council to see if they are hosting any similar events.
Recycling’s not just old cans, tins and paper!
February 20, 2006 at 4:39 pm
As well as the traditional items that most people are by now used to throwing in the recycling sack, box or bank, there are many other household items that can be recycled.
You may have items that are no longer any use to you in your home but this by no means classes them as ‘rubbish’.
Rather than throwing out old electrical appliances or furniture or getting the council to collect them, send them to a good home by contacting the Furniture re-use Network (FRN).
The FRN have over 5000 people working to collect unwanted items free of charge, which they then repair where necessary and pass onto low income families who are unable to afford to buy these items new.
1.5 million items are reused and passed on every year so think twice about dumping that sofa or taking that old telly to the tip. Contact the Furniture re-use Network.
Recycling Xmas cards to power your home
December 15, 2005 at 9:13 am
Every year millions of Christmas cards are happily received but then quickly discarded without a thought.
Don’t throw your cards away with the rest of the rubbish, do your bit for the environment and recycle them.
By recycling just one Christmas card, enough energy would be saved for five people to watch TV for 15 minutes!
