WDo you have any unwanted small electrical items? If so, don’t bin them, take them to your local library!

Follow the success of a trial scheme at Fulham Library, recycling bins for electrical items have now been placed in libraries and other public buildings.

Portable items such as hairdryers, kettles and drills can all be dropped into the bin. As long as you can lift your items into the bin they will be accepted.

Bins can be found at:
Askew Road Library
Barons Court Library
Fulham Library
Hammersmith Library
Hammersmith Town Hall
Sands End Library
Shepherds Bush Library
Old Oak Housing Association

Cllr Greg Smith, cabinet member for residents’ services, said: “These bins make it easier for our residents to recycle their unwanted electrical items. It is vital that we all recycle as much as we can so that we can save money by reducing the amount of waste sent to expensive landfill sites so I urge as many people as possible to get into the recycling habit.”

Larger items such as TVs and white household goods will not be accepted - these can be taken for free to the Reuse and Recycling Centre at Smugglers Way, or collected for a charge from your home.

April 5, 2011