BLACKPOOL PC RECYCLERS
PC Recycler, 29-35 Ripon Road , Blackpool FY1 4DY
Tel: 01253 293258
Open - Mon-Fri, 10am - 2pm
www.pcrecycler.co.uk
16/8/06: For a £50 joining fee you get a recycled computer (which you have to collect from their workshop). This also covers you for one month of membership of the Computer Supporters Club. One benefit of this (there are others) is that anytime a member's computer breaks down, it is either fixed or replaced by PC Recyclers. Continued membership costs £4 per month (by standing order only) and the benefits continue.
More details are available here
They also run a competition to win a free computer. All
the applicant has to do is write a letter saying how a
free computer would help them. If we publish the
letter, the writer gets a completely free computer. We
only allocate one per month, and again it must be
collected from our workshop in Blackpool.
More details here.
In September 2006 we intend to introduce a Junior Supporters Club Membership, initially, this will only be
available to children living in Blackpool and
attending a Blackpool school untill we gauge demand.
The cost will be reduced by between 50-75%."

BULKY MATTERS
Bulky Matters is the name of theservice set up in partnership between Lancaster City Council and local recycling charity Furniture Matters. From June 2006 Bulky Matters began to provide a bulky waste removal service that provides appointments at convenient times and makes collections within seven working days, reuses or recycles at least 40% of all items collected, reuses items to benefit the local community and helps sister charity Furniture Matters to provide training opportunities in subjects such as furniture restoration and domestic appliance repairs.
The Bulky Matters service is available to all householders within the district so if you've got items that you want to dispose of request a collection by ringing the council's customer service centre on 01524 582491.

LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE RECYCLING DIRECTORY
22/6/06: If you haven’t already got your Recycling Directory, the Recycling Forum for the Lancaster District will be giving them away free in Lancaster and Morecambe this week.
The 55-page booklet contains A-Z listings of where to recycle anything from batteries to wallpaper, toiletries and topsoil. It lists local organisations willing to accept items for recycling, refurbishment or re-use, and contains energy saving tips, information on water conservation, volunteering opportunities, and where to buy recycled products.
Information will also be available about the council's litter campaign and how to reduce ‘Junk Mail’.

The Recycling Directory is also available from libraries in Lancaster District, Morecambe & Lancaster Town Halls, Tourist Information Centres, White Lund Depot and Many other venues throughout the Lancaster District - keep your eyes open for it!
More info Tel 01524 582061 or
email jgrayson@lancaster.gov.uk

See also Sustainability (LA21): www.lancaster.gov.uk/sustainability

For more info on waste management in Lancashire visit:
www. lancswasteinfo.com.

Furniture Matters - The charitable organisation which helps renovate and check furniture and redistributes it to people in need (sofas etc. must be fire retardant).
Tel. 01524 426622 to
donate, to volunteer, or find out more!

Pedal Power [Lancaster Cycle Recycling Project]
Unit 28, Ladies' Walk, Caton Road, Lancaster, UK.
Tel. 01524 65328.
Pedal Power collect unwanted bicycles, recycle them to a safe standard and quality, then pass them on at a low cost.
They also do repairs and will help you sort out an 'awkward' bike at an unbelievably cheap price.

Lancaster UK Freecycle
About to move and worried that you will have to throw away loads of stuff? Just arrived and need living essentials? The Lancaster UK Freecycle(tm) group is open to all who want to "recycle" that special something rather than throw it away. Whether it's a chair, a fax machine, piano or an old door, feel free to post it. Or maybe you're looking to acquire something yourself! One main rule: everything posted must be free. This group is part of The Freecycle Network, a nonprofit organization and a movement of people interested in keeping good stuff out of landfills.

Carnforth Freecycle covers the area between Bolton le Sands and Arnside, LA5 & LA6 areas.

ENVIROfirst
The Old Power Station; Lune Business Park; Lancaster
LA1 5QP.
Tel: 01524 844334 Mob:07806 761117
Recycles a multitude of materials commercially, including industrial and building waste.
Offers a "Free Tip" service for Lancaster businesses where by they can drop off their recyclable material such as cardboard, plastic bottles, cans and paper. Also provide ENVIRObins to licensed retailers for a weekly mixed glass collection.

Where to take things -

Aluminium - foil/milk bottle tops to Quernmore School
Tel. 01524 66628

Dead Battery Recycling
Lancaster Town Hall [nr. reception desk], Booths in Carnforth, Robertson's of Brock Street, and the Household Waste Recycling Centres.

Book Crossing
The Gregson Centre is now an 'Official Book Crossing site'. See www.bookcrossing.com for lots of books being given away here and elsewhere, in Lancaster and across the world. Swap your entire library for free!

Computers / Parts
www.computerswap.org.uk Local website for swapping computer bits & bobs. See also

Community DIY Shop in Yorkshire Street, Morecambe - takes opened tins of paint, wallpaper, tools and other useful DIY items. Also takes computer bits.

Preston Recycling
Kent Street, Preston, Tel. 01772 562411,
Sell recycled PCs and will take your old stuff

Printer Cartridges
Thumbprint is a registered charity which recycles printer cartridges. The aim is to generate opportunites for people with learning disabilities to gain an income (a "micro-business"). They are particularly looking for offices and other workspaces where there is a significant turnover of cartridges who would be willing to act as collection points.
There is a short description of the project on our website
Tel: (015242) 63084
If you shop online, why not begin your journey here as Thumbprint
receives a commission on every purchase made http://www.buy.at/thumbprint  

Also you can get postage prepaid envelopes in WH Smith (at the Printer Cartridge section) so that you can send the empties to various charities.

Scrap Metal
Internation Aid Trust, Albert Road, Morecambe
Tel. 01524 413345,
Collects scrap metal

Tetrapak cartons
Recycling Banks for Tetrapaks have been placed at the following recycling sites in the district:
BOOTHS, Carnfoth; TESCO, Morecambe; ASDA, Lancaster; GEORGE HOTEL, Torrisholme; GREAVES PARK, Lancaster [near the pub]

Recycle Now - National Recycling site with local info.

http://www.eta.co.uk Environmental Car Breakdown.
http://www.unit-e.co.uk Renewable sourced Electricity suppliers.
Freephone 0800 0288 552 RSPB Renewable sourced Electricity suppliers.
http://www.webswappers.com National swapping on the Net.
http://www.ethicalconsumer.org Where (not) to shop.
http://www.phonecoop.org.uk The Phone Co-op, the best phone deal.