International E-Waste Day
To support International E-Waste Day all staff can, from the end of this week, bring all your end-of-life electrical and electronic products to the office for recycling. Finally time to get those drawers emptied!
Wheeled bins will be in situ at HQ and the Annex in Elgin for our collection of E-waste (electrical waste) products.
You can bring in and bin basically anything with a battery, plug, or cable. These can be recycled and turned into new things — from children’s playgrounds to life-saving equipment. Things like your old headphones, chargers, kids’ toys, electric toothbrushes, and anything else with a plug, battery or cable can all be recycled and turned into something new.
From the end of this week, the bins will be positioned at the Greyfriars Street entrance to HQ and the Glover Street entrance to the Annex. They will be identifiable with various posters so you won’t miss them. Services can request a bin in their department by emailing our Waste Policy Officer Ally Gordon at ally.gordon@moray.gov.uk.
The wheeled bins will be in place until the week of the 23rd October.
This is an opportunity to reflect on the impact of E-Waste (electrical waste) and on the importance of improving its collection, treatment and recycling.
The United Nations estimated that the world produces as much as 50 million tonnes of e-waste a year – and only 20% of this is formally recycled. Taking actions – even small ones – to improve the circularity of electronic equipment is therefore key.