| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Stirling Road | Forum Home |
| Posted by: | Philippa Bond | |
| Date/Time: | 18/06/20 15:27:00 |
| LOL Peter. It's just that we can often find other options to the crusher or the leaving of electronics out in the rain which was what always irked me about Stirling Road. I'm not sure that Petit Miracles is up and running again yet but they were successfully taking small pieces of furniture that needed a bit of fixing and using them in their classes to teach skills. They certainly took one piece that had been rejected by the BHF because of some scratching. https://www.petitmiracles.org.uk/ They also now have online tutorials. The British Heart Foundation has obviously been very successful and like all businesses space is an issue so they have been able to become fussier. There are other charities which take furniture but who may not be open at this time yet - see the left hand side of this page: https://westlondonwaste.gov.uk/reduce-waste/ As Tessa has proved above you can list what you want or no longer want on trashnothing.com There are people wanting wood for making things - trestle tables, raised beds for planting vegetables etc. Allotmenteers are particularly good at reusing and repurposing things. Polystyrene is best left with the companies delivering if you can - it has obviously been more difficult recently but in the past they would take away the packaging (as well as the old appliance) once they had delivered for a small fee. I think Tesco still takes some electricals even when you haven't bought new from them. I haven't been out shopping for months. Ealing has neighbourhood recycling bins for small electricals. Hounslow takes bagged small electricals alongside their kerbside recycling collection IIRC. Polystyrene can also be used in large planters to reduce the amount of compost needed and to reduce the weight of them. Otherwise it is black bin for polystyrene. Has anybody checked whether the recycling banks in the supermarkets are being emptied? These are useful when you are overwhelmed by the household recycling you would normally put in your own recycling bin. Sainsbury's always used to have a recycling bin for low energy light bulbs in the car park. https://www.ealing.gov.uk/info/201171/recycling_services/292/re-use_and_recycling_centres_and_sites/1 |