feature: Electric avenue
4 January 2008
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Electric avenue
Have you received any new electric goods over Christmas and don’t know what to do with your old items? Did you know that all of them can be recycled? Read on to discover how.
Thousands of residents across Haringey will have received new electrical or electronic items this Christmas.
Old and redundant kit will most likely find its way into the back of cupboards to gather dust.
Worse still, some of it will be thrown away with household rubbish, ending up in piles of landfill or heading for incineration.
But if you want to help protect the environment, you can take any old or broken electrical items to either of the council’s Reuse and Recycle Centres.
The centres, in Hornsey High Street and Park View Road, Tottenham, accept all unwanted or broken electrical items, from widescreen TVs to kettles, irons and hair dryers. In fact, any item which needs a battery or has a plug!
The collections follow the introduction of a European-wide Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) last summer, which commits manufacturers or distributors to finance the collection, treatment and recovery of waste electrical equipment.
It means retailers have a duty to provide you with information on how to recycle electrical items free of charge. They must also either offer a free service to recycle old items, or contribute to a ‘distributor take-back’ scheme, which helps to fund free collection points for electronic goods.
Many retailers in Haringey have chosen to join the second scheme, which helps the council to offer these collections at the Reuse and Recycling Centres.
Cabinet member for environment and conservation, Cllr Brian Haley, said: “Our Reuse and Recycle Centres are great places for getting rid of bulky and unwanted items easily and responsibly.
“I’d really encourage everyone to visit them, taking not just unwanted or broken electric items, but any other bulky items you no longer want or need.”
Both of the Reuse and Recycling Centres are open from 8.30am to 4pm from Monday to Friday and 9am to 4pm at weekends.
Residents can also have wide range of white goods – such as fridges, freezers, ovens, washing machines and dishwashers – collected for free through council service operating throughout the year.
Other bulky items, such as furniture or household goods, can be collected from your home throughout the year for a charge of £16.84 for up to six items.
All of the items pictured can be recycled at the Centres.
You can arrange a collection by calling 020 8885 7700 or emailing haringey.enterprise@enterprise.plc.uk
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