European Week for Waste Reduction

Date:  20 November 2010

European Week for Waste Reduction is Saturday 20th November to Sunday 28th November.

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 plastic bottles. But did you know that old and unused electrical items can also become useful again?

‘We can always do more to recycle. Electrical goods are a case in point’ says Councillor Phil Brading, Cabinet Member for Public Services & Health. ‘Each of us accumulates three new electrical items each year on average - that’s around 173 million nationally - but we find it harder to let them go, as only one in five of our small electricals gets recycled.’

Small electrical items, that means anything with a battery or plug - from broken toasters and kettles gathering dust in the loft, to old mobile phones in drawers - can all be re-used or recycled at one of Hertfordshire Waste Partnership's 18 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs)

Household Waste Recycling Centres in Three Rivers are located at
• Riverside Drive, Rickmansworth
• Waterdale, A405, Garston
• Wiggenhall Road, Watford

Find out more about European Week for Waste Reduction

For more top tips on recycling visit Recycle Now or WasteAware.