 Other Recycling in Lochaber
Bulky Household Items ~ Furniture, Household Goods and Appliances ~ Freecycle ~ Charity Shops ~ Lochaber Farm Shop ~ Light Bulbs ~ Home/Portable Batteries~Mobile Phones/Ink Cartridges/MP3 Players ~ Office Equipment ~ Businesses ~ Hearing Aids ~ Spectacles ~ Stamps ~ Toy Lending Library ~ Reusable Cloth Nappies ~ Community Compost Sites ~ Composting Food Waste
To arrange for the council to uplift bulky household items phone 01397 709007. There is a charge that needs to be paid in advance:
Please be aware that the council do not take household fixtures and fittings or building rubble, as these can be broken down into smaller pieces and can be taken to the recycling centre.
Furniture, Household Goods and AppliancesFurniture and household goods can be donated to:
telephone 01463 715615 or email james@newstarthighland.org for reuse (or see separate containers at the recycling centre). Call to arrange a possible collection from the Fort William area as they have vans travelling throughout the Highlands making pickups.
This project has been running for 3yrs and has large storage facility in Acharacle. Home furnishings can be collected and delivered throughout West Lochaber. They also accept clothing and bedding, and anything that can’t be reused is bagged up and donated to Blythswood via the on-site container. Weekly open day Wednesday 11.30 – 1.30 Happy to accept reusable items – please call with any queries
Freecycle - www.uk.freecycle.orgAdvertise and donate unwanted possessions. Join the Oban and/or Inverness groups via Yahoo Groups. Charity ShopsThere are plenty of charity shops along the High Street who are pleased to accept good quality clothes, books, cds, bric a brac that can be re-sold; in so doing help your favourite charity. Blythswood Care based at Alness is one of the largest Highland charities and collect goods throughout the area. They have recently started collections in schools and also have a lorry that visits west coast villages. Full details available on their website www.blythswood.org
Re-fill Plastic Bottles at Lochaber Farm ShopAs well as selling delicious locally sourced food, the farm shop stocks a wide range of Ecover products and can also supply refills of:
Check out the Ecover website for product details – www.ecover.co.uk Simply take along any container or bottle (500mls/1 litre) and Alasdair will refill. For more details telephone 01397 708686 or check the website www.lochaberfarmshop.com
Light BulbsThe Highland Council Recycling Centre in Fort William now has a facility to recycle energy saving light bulbs and fluorescent light bulbs. Also see Officegreen below under Businesses.
Home/Portable Batteries
There's a used battery collection box in the entrance of Morrisons in Fort William and at the Council Recycling Centre.
New regulations came into force in 2009 to encourage battery recycling. Manufacturers and retailers will have to offer collection points for spent batteries. There have been trials rolled out over some areas in Scotland and the UK and there should soon be a national recovery programme in place for these items. For further information click here.
From 1st February 2010 retailers who sell more than 32kg of portable batteries and accumulators each year will have the responsibility to take them back in-store. For more info: www.sepa.org.uk/waste/waste_regulations/producer_responsibility/batteries.aspx
Mobile Phones/Ink Cartridges/MP3 PlayersMany charities take old mobile phones. Envelopes for recycling are available from Council Service Points and Recycling Centres, plus check charity websites for details of how to obtain envelopes, e.g.
Help families affected by childhood cancer by recycling your mobile phones, mp3 players and cartridges for CLIC Sargent. Registered charity number England 1107328
BusinessesThe Highland Council operates a permit scheme allowing businesses to use the recycling centre. Permits can either be applied for when completing the Yearly Refuse Application, or in retrospect. For further information call The Highland Council 01397 709016 Locheil Logistics collect cardboard and other materials for recycling from businesses for a small monthly charge: Phone: 01397 72221
Business Recycling
Electronic and white goods -
Contact Recycling 4 you Ltd on 0845 0560537 www.recycling4you.co.uk computer recycling recycling computers computer disposal IT recycling computer recycling uk recycling computer equipment weee recycling fridge recycling monitor recycling They can also recycle PVC windows and aerosol cans (large quantities)
Hearing AidsSend any working unwanted hearing aids to the Hearing Aid Appeal (Help the Aged). They will be cleaned and tested before being sent to India where Help the Aged distributes and fits them. Hearing Aid Appeal
SpectaclesVision Aid Overseas will accept and use spectacles to help people in developing countries. Vision Aid Overseas StampsJennie at VAL reception collects stamps to send to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, who sell them to raise funds to train new dogs. Jennie can be contacted on 01397 706044. Please cut around stamps leaving approximately 1cm envelope. Or post direct to: Hearing Dogs for Deaf People Toy Lending LibraryVoluntary Action Lochaber operate a toy lending library, ask for Jennie, 01397 706044. Membership is £1.00. Also accept donations of unwanted toys in good condition, either for use in the library or for resale at annual events in the High Street and Lochaber Agricultural Show to raise funds. Reusable Cloth NappiesContact The Highland Real Nappy Project www.hrnp.org.uk or call 0845 2012609 for information on the cost benefits of using cotton nappies that can be reused.
Composting Food WasteWe waste food – a lot of it, every day - An incredible amount of the food we buy never passes our lips but goes straight to landfill, with much of it never even having been taken out of its packaging. Food waste is a huge issue that needs to be tackled. Recent studies estimate that we throw away 6.7 million tonnes of food every year most of which could have been eaten. Love Food Hate Waste is a campaign that provides useful information to help avoid waste food. www.lovefoodhatewaste.org
This has the benefit of saving huge amounts of energy and cutting CO2 emissions. The best way to tackle uncooked food waste is by home composting. There are subsidised bins on offer on the Highland Councils Website click here to buy.
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