Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Dubious electrical items recycling offer
The attached flyer from BJ Electronics (UK) Ltd was distributed in the area a few weeks ago - as I had some electrical items to dispose of, I considered taking up the offer. Despite this company's insistence that it complies fully with waste disposal regulations, I thought I should google them to check. Here is what I found:
http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/15224628
Greenpeace and Sky News installed a tracking device in a broken TV set left at a Hampshire County Council recycling centre. Against regulations, it was eventually sent to Lagos by BJ Electronics, heading for a scrap heap, where the reporters "found youngsters ... scavenging for the valuable copper contained in the appliances. They strip the wires and circuit boards then burn off the plastics to extract the metal, unaware they are inhaling carcinogenic chemicals like dioxins in the process".
BJ Electronics denied any wrongdoing, and as this story was reported in 2009, the company may have cleaned up its act since then. But I will take my items to the Haringey recycling centre, hoping that our council has better arrangements in place.
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Permalink Reply by Liz Douglas on
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Hi there!
Having just read your post regarding recycling if you ever have items you no longer want or need you can do that on the UK online based not for profit recycling/reuse organisation ilovefreegle.org - Freegle means 'Free Giving Locally Easily' and has only one goal 'To Stop Useful Items Going to Landfill' and in doing so support our local communities. It's free to register and free to use, members can post requesting or offering just about anything so long as it's free and legal.
If you offer items on the Freegle site anyone responding must agree a mutually convenient day/time to pick up the item/s. Members may also offer broken white and electrical goods which someone may be able to fix and give a new lease of life or can use them for spares and repair. You can then post a wanted or respond to an offer of anothe machine and when it breaks down put it back up and request or respond to an offer of another, you never have to buy white goods or electrical goods again if you choose.
There are over 330 branches and around 1.289 million members across the UK many of them in and around London, you can join as many groups as you wish so long as you can get to those area's to pick up items and members from those groups can reach you to pick up any items offered. Freegle also actively encourages Schools, Clubs, Groups, hostels, safe houses and many more to post for resources free of charge. ilovefreegle.org is run entirely by unpaid dedicated volunteers who each pay their own groups running expenses and give their time freely.
Kind regards
Liz
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