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The week gets underway on June 21 and runs until the 27, and as a theme in Warwickshire residents are being asked to recycle old and useless small electrical items, which often end up in landfill.

Warwickshire Waste Partnership has teamed up with Recycle Now and DHL for this year’s Recycle Week, to make it easier to recycle the electrical items.

Household items such as electric toothbrushes, battery-operated watches, electronic toys and hedge clippers are rarely recycled. Many end up being thrown out with the household rubbish.

Warwickshire Waste Partnership, of which Warwickshire County Council is a partner, says that three out of every four people have at least one old or unused electrical item in the home which could be recycled to help save precious resources.

Many of these items contain important plastics and metals that can be recycled to make new products. For example, just one toaster can provide enough steel to make 25 new cans.

There are 9 dedicated facilities for collecting waste electrical goods. People can find their nearest drop off point using the postcode locator at http://www.dontbinitbringit.org or just check the county council website at http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/hwrc

Any unwanted electrical items, still in good condition, can be taken along to the Reuse Shops at Hunters Lane, Rugby, Princes Drive, Leamington Spa and Burton Farm, Stratford. They are then made available to other people in the area. To find you local reuse scheme log onto http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/waste

Residents can also try offering their unwanted items on the internet by using the Community Freebay website (http://www.communityfreebay.org.uk) or using a local Freegle group (http://www.freegle.org)

Roadshows will be running throughout the week. Residents will have the opportunity to find out more about recycling, along with the chance to enter a competition to win a DAB Radio or an Eco Kettle.

Sat 19th & Sun 20th June (11am to 6pm) Leamington Peace Festival, Pump Room Gardens, Leamington Spa
Thurs 24th June (10am – 12noon) – Kenilworth Market, Abbey End, Kenilworth
Fri 25th June, 10am to 2pm, Clocktowers Shopping Centre, Rugby
Sat 26th June (10am – 12noon) – Warwick Market, Market Square, Warwick

And in the south of the county Tysoe Primary School, near Stratford, will be getting involved by holding a ‘bring event’ for pupils and residents for their old small electrical items. Every person that donates an item will be in with a chance of winning an Eco Kettle or DAB radio. The bring event on will be held 23 June from 8am to 12pm.*

For more information on the bring event or the items that will be accepted please contact the Waste Projects Team on 01926 412458.

Link to WCC