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Batteries and
CDs can Now be
Recycled Coventry
FoE can now offer a free recycling service for
all types of CDs, DVDs and diskettes. The materials in CDs such as polycarbonate
and aluminium can be extracted and used for the manufacture of new components
which require hard plastics and metals. Diskettes contain three types of
recyclable metal and two types of recyclable plastic. Please bring all unwanted
CDs, DVDs and diskettes along to Coventry FoE meetings. They will be sent to
the recycler in Kidderminster free of charge, courtesy of a Coventry
organisation which also delivers these recyclates.
Birmingham FoE is the official collection point for old
household batteries (not car batteries). Batteries contain elements such as
mercury, silver, cadmium, lithium and other heavy metals. These materials leak
in landfills, can enter the water table and are even worse when incinerated.
Since both Birmingham and Coventry have incinerators, it is imperative that
batteries are not burned. To save you a trip to
Birmingham to drop them off, the batteries can either be posted to Birmingahm
FoE (Birmingham FoE, The Warehouse, 54-57 Alison Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5
5TH), or they can be brought to any Coventry FoE campaign meeting, where John
Verdult will be happy to take them over on your behalf.
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