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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