Around 6 tonnes of recycling had to be disposed as general rubbish after a fire broke out in one of Bucks council's recycling & waste vehicles yesterday (24/6).
Bucks fire and rescue attended the fire on Pembroke Road in Aylesbury and found the source was from a laptop incorrectly disposed of in a recycling bin.
Across Buckinghamshire, batteries can be recycled at the kerbside if placed inside a standard carrier bag and then left on top of the resident’s recycling bin. These will then be collected by council crews on the day they normally empty the bin. Small electrical items (which can be broadly categorised by anything with a plug, battery or charger) should be taken to your local household recycling centre. These items include:
- Hair dryers;
- Straighteners;
- Electric toothbrushes;
- Games controllers;
- Mobile phones and chargers;
- Small electrical power tools.
More advice on recycling electrical items in Buckinghamshire is on the Recycle for Buckinghamshire website here: https://www.recycleforbuckinghamshire.co.uk/electricals
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