Battery and Light bulb recycling/disposal
Dear Brighton and Hove City Council,
Please could you answer the following questions under the Freedom Of Information Act:-
1. Used Household batteries were previously collected by Brighton and Hove City Council as part of the doorstep recycling scheme. How do householders in Brighton and Hove recycle or dispose of their unwanted batteries now that there are no longer doorstep recycling collections in large areas of the City following decisions by the previous Council Administration?
2. How do householder, including those without a doorstep recycling service, dispose of or recycle their used light bulbs?
Yours faithfully,
Rob Heale
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Dear Freedom Of Information,
Please note that I haven't received a reply to the above F.O.I. Question within the time limit. I would be grateful for a swift response.
Yours sincerely,
Rob Heale
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For your information the request was allocated with reference FOI 8809.
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