Spooner Row Message Board

South Norfolk electrical and textile reuse and recycling event

Location: Kett's Park Community & Recreation Centre, Harts Farm Road, Wymondham, NR18 0WP

Date: Thursday 31 July

Times:

• 10am - 2pm: Drop off your unwanted small electricals and textiles
• 12pm - 2pm: Browse and pick up preloved items – free to take!

All electrical items suitable for reuse will be PAT tested, and if safe, they will be offered to residents to take away.

Examples of electricals we can accept:

• toasters and kettles
• PC and monitors
• household printers
• TVs
• microwaves
• garden tools/lawnmowers
• hoovers and carpet cleaners
• games consoles
• torches
• cameras
• blenders
• cables and chargers
• clocks and watches
• small power tools
• hairdryers and straighteners
• electronic bags
• telephones
• electronic tablets such as iPads
• electric toothbrushes
• LED lights, Christmas lights
• DVD and CD players, radios, MP3 players
• remote controls
• small bedside lamps
• irons
• shavers
• cameras
• calculators

Electricals we cannot accept:

• white goods such as dishwashers, fridges, freezers and washing machines
• lightbulbs
• commercial items
• glass or ceramic items such as slow cookers and glass kettles
• vapes and electronic cigarettes
• hazardous waste and business waste

Textiles we can accept:

• clothing
• blankets
• towels
• pillowcases, sheets and duvet covers
• hats
• belts
• handbags
• shoes tied together in pairs
• old textiles/rags that can be recycled

Textiles we cannot accept:

• duvets
• pillows
• cushions
• soiled textiles
• carpet

All of the electrical items collected at our recycling events are sent to a contractor in Costessey who dismantle the items and recycle all of the separate components.

All textiles collected are taken by our contractor and sorted into items that can be reused or recycled. If the items of clothing/material cannot be reused, they are sent to be shredded into fibres ready to make new fabric.

No waste in Norfolk goes to landfill. The landfill sites have been closed since 2016 and all waste that is not reused or recycled is sent to an energy from waste plant to generate heat and electricity.

Information sourced from:   https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling/recycling/reuse-recycling-events