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Topic: Re:Re:Reply
Posted by: Philippa Bond
Date/Time: 26/12/25 08:21:00

https://recycleyourelectricals.org.uk/how-to-recycle-electronics/retailer-take-back/

So ideally make enquiries before you buy new to make it easier.  Look at the websites of your local stores eg Robert Dyas and Sainsbury's and question shop staff more than once (temps may not know about regulations) and what each company offers.  Check out Fixing Factories and Repair Cafes and get help to make simpler repairs.  There are also charity shops (admittedly fewer since the pandemic since many older and more vulnerable volunteers decided not to work) who DO take electrical items nowadays.

TRAID  - a charity - also offer a collection for small electrical items with a clothing collection.  You could try organising a charity collection from your office address. This definitely used to work - and it's a good way to support charity, involve workmates in a charitable enterprise and reduce everyone's impact on the environment.  That's of course if you haven't first taken advantage of your local Repair Cafes - Chiswick and Ealing and Kew to name a few.  Ealing Repair cafe recently received a King's Award for their work.  There is also a lot of info online.  We are moving from a make-take-dispose sort of environment to a more ethical one where many components of what we have could have a new and/or longer life - if not for us for someone else.

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Warning ! rubbish bins collections from flats above shops21/12/25 11:47:00 Isabel Martin
   Re:Warning ! rubbish bins collections from flats above shops21/12/25 12:54:00 David Lesniak
      Re:Re:Warning ! rubbish bins collections from flats above shops21/12/25 13:14:00 Keith Iddon
         Re:Re:Re:Warning ! rubbish bins collections from flats above shops21/12/25 13:45:00 Joanna Biddolph
      Reply21/12/25 13:40:00 Isabel Martin
         Reply21/12/25 14:34:00 Isabel Martin
            Re:Reply21/12/25 14:42:00 Keith Iddon
               Re:Re:Reply21/12/25 15:07:00 Andrew Jones
                  Re:Re:Re:Reply21/12/25 15:17:00 Keith Iddon
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply21/12/25 15:36:00 Joanna Biddolph
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply21/12/25 15:59:00 Keith Iddon
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply22/12/25 09:34:00 David Lesniak
                        Reply21/12/25 16:04:00 Isabel Martin
                           Re:Reply21/12/25 16:48:00 Chris Dakers
                              Re:Re:Reply21/12/25 19:59:00 Peter Evans
                                 Re:Re:Re:Reply22/12/25 13:11:00 Joanna Biddolph
         Meanwhile22/12/25 10:28:00 Davey Harris
   Reply23/12/25 10:46:00 Isabel Martin
      Re:Reply24/12/25 08:07:00 Philippa Bond
         Re:  Recycle what you can - especially batteries & electricals24/12/25 10:06:00 Philippa Bond
         Reply25/12/25 16:09:00 Isabel Martin
            Reply25/12/25 16:12:00 Isabel Martin
               Re:Reply25/12/25 20:03:00 Philippa Bond
                  Re:Re:Reply26/12/25 08:21:00 Philippa Bond

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