WEEE want to recycle your unwanted electronic equipment

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s fouth trial waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) collection will start in June and residents are being encouraged to put out all their unused, broken or redundant electrical equipment and batteries for collection.

So far the trial has resulted in more than 160 tonnes of residents’ electrical items being recycled instead of being sent to the incinerator as waste.

In addition, some changes have been made to these collections following feedback from residents and the collection company and it is hoped that the new changes will make the system more simple and efficient.

Previously, households included in the trial would receive a leaflet with a collection date on it. Now those residents who would like WEEE collected will need to request a collection, either through the council website or by telephoning Midex on 0800 731 6646. They will then be given a collection date and instructions on where to leave their WEEE items.

Cabinet Member for the Environment and Climate Change Cllr Elaine Still said: “The WEEE collections are a simple and convenient way to recycle all of the broken or unwanted electrical items residents have in their homes. It is really encouraging to see how many residents have got involved with the trial so far and I would encourage even more people to get on board to save these items from going to waste.”

WEEE is any redundant or waste electrical items, with a plug or which used batteries, and includes your small domestic batteries.

To find out what households are included in the trial area or for more information on the WEEE collection trial, please visit www.basingstoke.gov.uk/go/recycle or call the council on (01256) 844844.