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  • FOI request (FOIR-106456254)

    Re-sale of electrical goods

    Requested Wed 20 February 2019
    Responded  Tue 26 February 2019

    Please could we ask a Freedom of Information Request regarding recycling and re-sale of electrical goods?

    1)            Are electrical appliances recycled or re-sold by your local authority when collected from households or deposited at your recycling facility? (please specify)

    2)            How are they processed?

    a)      They are recycled i.e. broken down into recyclable parts on-site or by a contractor off-site (please specify)

    b)    They are  recycled for re-use i.e. broken down into parts and re-used in other electrical products

    c)      They are re-sold for re-use as a second hand electrical good for sale without being broken down

    d)   Other - please specify

    3)      Who processes them? (E.g. local authority, contractor, re-manufacturer, second hands retail store)

    4)      If re-sold, are the items checked for a) electrical hazards and / or b) if they are recalled electrical products prior to their sale? If so, who undertakes this task?

    5)      Do you know where  the electrical items are re-sold?

    a)       Sold at a goods auction (please specify)

    b)       Sold/given to a charity

    c)      Sold to consumers directly (online/in person/at your recycling site) (please specify)

    d)    Sold at a local market place

    e)    Don't know

    f)     Other - please specify

        

    6) What advice is available to consumers from your local authority on:

        a) recycling of electrical goods and how they are disposed of (e.g. broken down etc)

        b) resale of electrical goods (e.g. where they are sold)


    Response

    Hastings Borough Council do not collect electrical goods under the normal waste collection service.

    We do however collect electrical items within our bulky waste service.  The bulky waste vehicle unloads at the waste transfer station run by East Sussex County Council therefore will hold this information, please visit their website for further information: www.eastsussex.gov.uk

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