Safe Disposal of straightners

top_drawer_2

hi,

The wires for my straightners came exposed at the join between the straightners and the wires ... does anyone know how you are supposed to safely/environmentally dispose of them?

Thanks

Jen

MX5huggy

Take them to the local dump (sorry I mean Civic Amenity and Recycling Centre) and put them in the small eletrical items bin, with the toasters kettles and irons etc.

Or try finding a eletrical repair shop and getting the wire replaced, even better for the enviroment.

Or just chuck them in the bin!!

andrew-b

In the standard non-recycleable rubbish
I usually remove the plug from any broken electrical goods. If it's a moulded plug then i remove the fuse (for spares if it's not blown), and then whack it with a club hammer to bend the pins so that a kid can't stick it into a socket again if they got hold of it. If it's a wireable plug i keep it as a spare.

Andy

top_drawer_2

I'm not sure theyre repairable .... its a common thing with straigtners, particularly cheap nasty ones such as these. I thought there might be a way of disposing of these things in a enviromentally friendly way.

I wil just put them in the normal waste with the plug removed which I will put in another bin ...

Thanks

Jen

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top_drawer wrote: »

I wil just put them in the normal waste with the plug removed which I will put in another bin ...

As MX5huggy has already posted above, your local council tip / waste centre should offer a drop off point for small appliances. They should dismantle and recycle what they can.

top_drawer_2

I dont drive and the tip is way out of the way for me so its not really viable for me to do that....

Jen