Western Riverside Waste Authority

Calling primary schools – join the Hidden Treasure Hunt electrical recycling rewards campaign!!!

The Hidden Treasure Hunt is a new initiative for primary schools and families designed to encourage pupils to search for old, unwanted or broken electrical items at home and recycle them responsibly.
The campaign is led by Wastebuster, Recycle Your Electricals and Currys, in partnership with Microsoft, DHL and compliance scheme Ecogenesys.
Schools taking part also have the chance to win a share of £20,000 in Currys vouchers for Microsoft technology prizes.

To find out more and register your school visit: https://www.hiddentreasurehunt.org/

Need some fun plans for the bank holiday weekend? Come along to Tooting Library on Sat 2nd May 2-4 PM for some fun eco activities! Snacks provided too.

What activities have we got?

🌱 From Bin to Biodiversity - Turn waste paper into something that helps nature
💎 Recycled Charm Lab - Turn waste plastic beads into bag charms
🗣️ Ask an Expert - Meet a real-life sustainability problem solver
📖 Book Corner: Rethink Waste - Explore new ideas about reuse and reducing waste
🛍️ FARA - Discover how second hand items can help the planet

You can get free tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-umbrella-challenge-invent-with-waste-finale-event-tickets-1987900680448

New materials have been added to your kerbside recycling collection!
From 31 March, you are able to recycle:

Clean aluminium foil e.g. kitchen foil and foil trays
Plastic tubes e.g. toothpaste
Aerosol cans e.g. deodorant

Always make sure items are empty, clean, dry and loose before recycling.
This change is part of national legislation to make recycling simpler for everyone.

For more information visit:

You can now recycle more from home - WRWA We want to make it even easier for residents to recycle more and reduce waste. You can now recycle aluminium foil, tubes, and empty aerosols as part of your normal kerbside recycling collection.     Want to find out more? Check what else you can recycle including food waste by visiting your local ...

Greetings, fellow recyclers - it is I, HypnoCat from !
Did you know v**es contain batteries hidden within them?
If we throw v**es or electricals with batteries in our general rubbish, they can get crushed and cause dangerous fires in bin lorries and recycling centres. 🚛🔥
Big puff? Pods? Rechargeables? Like anything with a plug, battery or cable, all of these electricals must NEVER be thrown in the bin and must always be recycled.
Repeat after me, my furless friends… I wiiiill recycle ALL my v**es separately from my household rubbish and recycling.
Recycle your v**es at your local retailer.
Visit to find all your local v**e and other electrical recycling points.
Gooood humans.

Do you know how to recycle your old v**e?
The good news is, it’s easier than you think!
Many v**ers have now switched to new, rechargeable models. However, once these reach the end of their life, they still need to be recycled safely and responsibly.
All shops that sell v**es are legally required to take back old v**es for recycling, so it should be as easy to recycle them as it is to buy them. Next time you buy a new v**e, be sure to take your old one with you to be recycled!
Every v**e recycled helps prevent battery fires and saves valuable materials from going to waste. Visit to find all your local v**e and other electrical recycling points.

9 million v**es and pods are bought every week in the UK alone. That’s 9 million opportunities to recycle!
Since the ban in June 2025, more people than ever are using rechargeable v**es with replacement pods. But did you know that a v**e pod is an electrical item that can be recycled?
And it’s easier than you think! ♻️
All shops that sell v**es and v**e pods are legally required to take back old ones for recycling, so it should be as easy to recycle them as it is to buy them.
So remember - never bin your v**es or pods! When yours has reached the end of its life, find your nearest v**e collection point in your area, or recycle your v**e at your local retailer. Visit to find all your local v**e and other electrical recycling points.

Millions of v**es and pods are still being thrown away every week in the UK.
When v**es and pods are binned, their hidden lithium batteries can be crushed in bin lorries and recycling centres, sparking dangerous fi res and wasting valuable materials. 🔥
The good news is v**es, pods and anything with a plug, battery or cable can be recycled!
Never bin v**es or pods, always recycle them separately from your regular rubbish and recycling.
Use Locator to find shops where you can drop them off safely: https://bit.ly/46M8lQa