£££S Claimed For Recycling Electricals - Who Will Be Next?
There’s still time to take part in Derbyshire County Council’s recycling competition with 12 prizes of £100 remaining up for grabs.
To be in with a chance of winning, take your old, broken or unwanted electricals to one of the county council’s nine recycling centres and exchange them for golden tickets. Type in your unique ticket number online at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/electric and find out if you’re an instant winner.
The more items you recycle, the more tickets you’ll get. The competition closes on Sunday 4 February so don’t miss out on your chance to win.
Cathy Denham of Swadlincote had a clear out of her loft and took several electrical items including a light and a broken CD player to the recycling centre at Newhall. She was handed her golden tickets and when she checked them online later that day discovered she was one of our prize winners. Cathy said: “I try and do my bit by recycling and would encourage other people to do so as well. “Whenever we go to Newhall the staff are so helpful and what a lovely bonus to discover that I had won £100!”
The remaining 12 winning golden tickets could be at any of the nine recycling centres across Derbyshire.
Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Infrastructure Councillor Simon Spencer said: “We’re getting a great response from Derbyshire residents bringing their old, broken or unwanted electricals to our recycling centres.
“This prevents the electricals from ending up in landfill and saves council tax-payers’ money. This recycling is also good for the environment.
“I’d encourage people to dig out any electrical items, pop down to their local recycling centre and be sure to ask for their golden tickets. Whilst doing their bit they could also end up being quids in.”
The competition is being funded by Advantage Waste Brokers – the contractor which works on behalf of the county council to collect and recycle electrical items taken to its recycling centres.
Electrical goods can be exchanged for a golden ticket at the following recycling centres:
- • Ashbourne (Mayfield Road)
- • Bolsover (Buttermilk Lane)
- • Buxton (Waterswallows Road)
- • Glossop (Melandra Road)
- • Ilkeston (Manners Avenue Industrial Estate)
- • Loscoe (Heanor)
- • Newhall (Swadlincote)
- • Northwood (Matlock)
- • Stonegravels (Chesterfield)
- All electrical appliances are accepted including:
- • coffee makers
- • electric toothbrushes
- • electric garden equipment
- • fairy lights
- • fridges, freezers and fridge-freezers
- • game consoles
- • irons
- • kettles
- • lamps
- • laptops, tablets and PCs
- • microwaves
- • music systems
- • phones
- • power tools
- • printers
- • radios
- • sat navs
- • shavers
- • slow cookers
- • straighteners and hairdryers
- • washers and dryers
- • vacuums
For a full list of the other items you can take to the recycling centres and their locations: www.derbyshire.gov.uk/recyclingcentres
Please make sure all personal data has been removed from items such as laptops, mobile phones or tablets before you take them to a recycling centre.
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