A new pop-up recycling service is coming to towns and villages in the county.
The “rag and phone man” has been introduced by East Northamptonshire Council as a way to help people recycle unwanted textiles, electrical items, batteries and mobile phones.
The service will be visiting various locations and they will collect items such as hair dryers, straighteners, razors, toothbrushes, radios, torches, chargers, toys and irons. Anything which needs a plug or battery.
They will also take batteries, textiles in bags, large electrical items such as fridges and washing machines and mobile phones.
Collection staff will be on hand to help and advise on all things recycling-related.
East Northamptonshire Council received funding for this scheme in April.
Leader of East Northamptonshire Council, Steven North said: “We’re delighted to use the funding we have received to launch this service. It will run as a 12 month pilot scheme and then we’ll review its success.
“We hope lots of people will take advantage of this convenient and easy way to dispose of those electrical bits and bobs and old textiles that have been cluttering up drawers and cupboards. Our collection crews will take all items back to our depot, ready for collection by a registered compliance scheme so residents can be assured that their items are being recycled properly.”
For more information about recycling, visit www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/waste
To recycle your garden waste, join the Garden Waste Club at www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/gardenwaste
Collection points are at the following places in July:
5 July
Council offices car park, Cedar Drive, Thrapston
9 – 10.45am
Waitrose car park, East Road, Oundle
11.10am – 1.30pm
Working Men’s Club car park, Chapel Street, Warmington
1.45 – 3.00pm
12 July
Orchard Place car park, Rushden
9 – 10.30am
Grangeway shopping precinct, Rushden
10.45am – 12.15pm
Saffron Road car park, Higham Ferrers
12.30 – 1.45pm
Church Street car park, Irthlingborough
2 – 3pm
19 July
Village Hall, New Road, Easton on the Hill
9.30 – 10.45am
Kingsmead Industrial Estate, Station Road, King’s Cliffe
11am – 12.15pm
Red Lodge Road (old bottle bank site), Bulwick
12.40 – 1.40pm
Woodlands Garage, Sudborough Road, Brigstock
2 – 3pm
26 July
Orchard Place car park, Rushden
9 – 10.30am
Grangeway shopping precinct, Rushden
10.45am – 12.15pm
Saffron Road car park, Higham Ferrers
12.30 – 1.45pm
Market Square, Raunds
2 – 3pm