We’re working in partnership with the Lighthouse Furniture Project to prevent items from going to waste. Residents can now donate larger electrical appliances for reuse at 10 recycling centres in Essex. These include:
- Braintree
- Brentwood
- Chelmsford
- Chigwell
- Clacton
- Colchester
- Harlow
- Maldon
- South Woodham Ferrers
- Witham
The Lighthouse Furniture Project repairs and refurbishes the items. Once tested, they are passed on or sold at affordable prices in the local community.
Items accepted include:
- Electric cookers
- Washing machines
- Fridges
- Freezers
- Tumble dryers
- Dishwashers
In the first year of this partnership, we saved nearly 1,000 items from landfill.
Councillor Peter Schwier, Climate Czar and Essex County Council Cabinet Member for Environment, Waste Reduction and Recycling, said: “With this project we are avoiding sending good quality items to landfill and showing how reuse and repair can work. We are supporting local communities, promoting the circular economy and protecting the environment.”
Peter Everett, CEO of The Lighthouse Furniture Project, said: “We are really excited about the donation points at new recycling centres in Essex. We will be able to help more residents with low-cost refurbished appliances”.
Residents looking to donate items can look for the signs at participating recycling centres or ask a member of staff.