{"id":385,"date":"2025-04-08T08:22:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T08:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/?p=385"},"modified":"2025-04-14T01:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T01:22:11","slug":"herefordshire-council-launches-kerbside-weee-collections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/herefordshire-council-launches-kerbside-weee-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Herefordshire Council launches kerbside WEEE collections"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Herefordshire Council has launched kerbside collections of batteries and small waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) items this week.<\/h4>\n

Residents must remove batteries from broken small electrical items, put them in a plastic bag and place them on top of their bin.<\/p>\n

On either recycling or waste collection day, the bin collection crew will then put them in a separate cage on the collection vehicle and take them for recycling.<\/p>\n

Electrical items and batteries should never be put into household rubbish or recycling bins as they can cause contamination or fire.<\/p>\n

Data from the Global E-Waste Monitor 2024 showed that 14 million tonnes of electronic waste is improperly thrown out<\/a> with regular household waste globally every year.<\/p>\n

There were over 1,200 battery fires in bin lorries<\/a> and at waste sites in the UK in 2023, an increase of 71% from 700 in 2022, according to research by Material Focus.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the new collection system, Councillor Elissa Swinglehurst, Cabinet Member for Environment said: \u201cI am delighted that we are able to provide this enhanced service to all residents across the county.<\/p>\n

\u201cSmall electric items and batteries present a huge challenge if they are placed in household bins as they cause contamination and increase the risk of fire in collection vehicles or at waste sites.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope all residents get behind this new service to ensure that even more of our waste is recycled in the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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