Recycling - the new 'black'
I always thought that recycling was, well, recycling but it appears this is not quite the case.
Now it seems you may only take items to the household recycling centre in which you pay your local Council Tax. So, if you don't live in Blackpool, you will miss out on a fascinating experience.
The Centre in Blackpool is extremely well-organised and easy to use with plenty of space for parking
and clearly marked bays for various items, such as Plastic, Wood, Non-recyclable goods (that's the stuff
that used to go in the dustbin in the old days), Glass and so on and so on.
The helpful staff are on hand in case you are not sure where things go - oil, for instance, or broken glass, etc.
But, best of all, there is now a Recycle Shop - rather like a charity shop. Here you can browse the fascinating items that are on sale to help with the high cost of disposing of our rubbish. There
is a wide variety of glass ware, crockery, books, CDs, Videos, handbags and lots of different items of furniture. If you are looking for something I'd start there because it is a veritable treasure trove. And everything is very reasonably priced - I found a Marti Pellow Hits CD for just 50p.
Unfortunately, as I said, if you do not reside in Blackpool you would not be able to use the Centre because there is a number plate recognition service in operation but I am not certain whether you could perhaps park on the road and walk to the shop - I will find out and let you know!
Happy Recycling!
