Which bin do I put them in, as they are made of plastic, glass and metal?
Keith Iddon ● 2225d13 Comments
https://www.recyclenow.com/You can often find more info here. This website should be updated by the Local Authorities. Remember that there are other ways to recycle than just relying on your kerbside collections but your Local Authority decides what to collect kerbside depending on their contracts.REDuce Reuse Recycle is the old mantra and Repair and Repurpose can also be applied long before Recycle which is an end of life solution.
Philippa Bond ● 2222d
It is not 'too much metal' but the type and guage of the metal used that means thay recycling uses more resources than it recaptures.
N V Brooks ● 2223d
I was surprised the last time that someone (Jennifer?) asked about what to do with spent lightbulbs (and I was around to look up) that so many people were still using incandescent ones.I don't even think that the Recycle Now information is up to date but haven't had time to chase. They do however explain about incandescents having too much metal in them to be recycled with glass.
Philippa Bond ● 2223d
Just to add to this. Because of their long lifspan there is no demand yet for a dedicated LED recycling unit, there is only one (in Norfolk.Some LA's WILL recycle them along with fluorescents and CFLs but, generally, they are simple household waste.
Retailers are only obliged to accept lamps that are covered by the WEEE directive (fluorescent and CFL) lamps.Normal GLS and halogen lamps cannot be recycled and should be disposed of in normal household waste.LED lamps sit in 'no man's land'. Retailers will take them back if part of a fitting but single lamps should be placed in household waste.
N V Brooks ● 2224d
In the past I've also left spent light bulbs at Ikea and Stirling Road.
Philippa Bond ● 2224d
Changing technology has meant that we have different types with different disposal requirements as we move away from incandescent bulbs to improved and improving light bulbs. Businesses often have containers that they fill and then have collected by commercial companies so that bulbs are disposed of legally. These are often the long fluorescent striplights. Fluorescent bulbs now being superseded by LEDs. Robert Dyas used to have good info on their website - and if you buy a new bulb there ask about leaving the spent bulb - they tend to offer to do this.There was a Recolight container in the car park with the other recycling banks at the big Chiswick Sainsbury's last time I looked.The great thing is that as we change technology to low energy lightbulbs we need to drag out the ladders to change those bulbs less often - but which is why we need to keep looking up the info!!
I take mine to Townmead Road, Kew. Great recycling centre, very helpful people, stop off at Kew retail park on way back with free, level, parking...
Sarah Felstead ● 2225d
Thanks again.
Keith Iddon ● 2225d
No worries, a pleasure.Keith, if you ever pass through Greenford the recycling centre on Greenford Road has a dedicated area to recycle regular and compact fluorescent lamps
N V Brooks ● 2225d
Thanks NVB.I will have a shufti.
Good link NVB (I presume), thanks.I have asked the LBH team to consider putting it on our website, which currently just says we don't recycle them.
Guy Lambert ● 2225d
All depends on the type of bulb.Please see: https://www.easy-lightbulbs.com/lighting-guides/safe-light-bulb-disposal/