On Friday 13 November 2015 22:57:54 Gordon Scott wrote: > 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.
Like I said: > And some batteries, but I could get rid of those only three miles away at a > place I go to sometimes anyway. Said place being a supermarket. :-) But we could have local, well-advertised* council bins for such things. * In case someone is about to write to tell me that there are bins behind the third bungalow along up the second road behind etc. > 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. Last time I took a whole batch of bulbs of all kinds to the dump a chap helped me find the place - and put almost all of them into the ordinary household waste. So now, when I take the kettle (and I shall have to do so some time - what else am I to do with it?) - I shall hope to remember to take my three mercury based bulbs. The rest can go in the household rubbish here!! > > Of course I almost always forget to take them. :-( That's what I do with batteries. It takes me ages to remember to take them shopping! > From where can I get those eco-friendly crackers, please :-) :-) Lisi > 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 -- Please post to: [email protected] Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
