Recycling vans to collect old electrical items

People with unwanted kettles, phones and other small electrical items are being encouraged to donate them for recycling at collection points.

Staff from East Riding of Yorkshire Council will be visiting four towns and villages in the coming week, with more to follow later this summer.

Recycling vans will roll up in Goole and Snaith on Monday, and in Stamford Bridge and Wetwang on Thursday.

Carl Skelton, director of Streetscene services at the council, said: "Previous collection events have proved extremely popular and our officers welcome any items, whatever condition they are in."

The council said thousands of electrical items were found in household bins each year, but they could not be recycled in that way and also posed a fire risk.

Items people can take to the collection points should be no larger than a microwave oven and include toasters, irons, food mixers, hairdryers, electric toothbrushes, radios and power tools.

A full list, along with the location and times of collection points, can be found on the council's website.

A spokesperson for the council said it was hoped the events would also highlight how people can recycle items at household waste recycling plants, which are open daily.

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