Hi Lisi,
Most supermarkets and DIY stores now take small batteries.
There's usually a cylindrical bin that looks a bit like a big battery.
I don't know of a solution for the bulbs.
Frustratingly, I've been storing some for years ready for when I go to
the dump.
Of course I almost always forget to take them.
I'm bemused also by the electronics industry having been mandated to use
lead-free solder for most produce. That's OK in itself, but seems a bit
pointless when many churches and the like have many tonnes (cf tons) of
lead on the roof. I think our few grams in an alloy was close to
negligible in comparison.
From where can I get those eco-friendly crackers, please :-)
Gordon.
On 13/11/15 17:38, Lisi wrote:
On Friday 13 November 2015 10:20:07 Gordon Scott wrote:
I looked into the German waste system
Like battery recycling bins everywhere... Years and years ago...
Sigh.
I have an electric kettle to get rid of. My days of being able to repair such
things are over, and as it stands it is a fire hazard. So, I have an
electric kettle to get rid of.
The "correct" way for me to do so is to drive 5 or 6 miles, sit in a queue
with the engine running, or repeatedly restart the engine, dump the kettle,
drive home again. (To go to my "local" tip it is 11 or 12 miles, but the
next door authority tip is a mere 5 or 6 miles away, with a permanent queue.)
I do have three mercury based light bulbs I could get rid of at the same time.
And some batteries, but I could get rid of those only three miles away at a
place I go to sometimes anyway.
Ecofriendly, crackers, or what???
Lisi
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