BATTERY RECYCLING TUBE
Thanks to the generosity of the people of Lostwithiel and the kind co-operation of Julie Manwaring, Transition Lostwithiel were able to purchase and install a battery recycling tube at Londis. The tube was part funded by Cornwall County Council and Sita with the rest of the funding coming from public donations collected by Transition Lostwithiel.
The battery recycling tube accepts household batteries including sizes AAA, AA, C, D and 9 volt, rechargeables, mobile and button batteries. When it fills up, a volunteer will take the batteries to the Connon Bridge HWRC at East Taphouse. If you have a car battery that needs recycling, you can take it to any HWRC that accepts batteries - find your nearest HWRC on the Cornwall County Council website.
Lostwithiel's battery recycling tube is only the fifth to be installed in Cornwall as part of a scheme called Send2U set up by Mark Hatwood. Not only will it reduce the amount of waste going into landfill, it prevents toxic substances going into the environment and allows us to reuse precious metals. On average each tube collects 10 kilos of batteries per month. In many other countries, battery recycling is considered so important that it's illegal to throw them away with normal waste!
