On 19/10/2011 4:56 PM, Phil Allison wrote:

> "Art Vanderlay"

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>> Following up from your post a little bit back, our local paper "the

>> Central Coast Express Advocate" ran this article today (19/10/2011)

>> regarding Gosford council. The article is as follows:

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>> <Start of article>

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>> "Residents can recycle compact fluorescent lamps and household batteries

>> at Gosford Council landfills.

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>> Until next august residents can drop fluorescent tubes, bulbs, HID,

>> non-mercury lamps, and alkaline, rechargeable batteries at Woy Woy and

>> Kincumber landfills, free.

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>> The lights are recycled and components such as glass, aluminium, phosphor

>> powder and mercury are reused by the glass, steel, dental and insulation

>> and in agriculture industries in new products.

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>> Household batteries - such as alkaline or rechargeable batteries - contain

>> valuable products such as steel, zinc, manganese, cadmium, ferro-nickel

>> alloys and ferro-cobalt alloys.

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>> These are recycled and reused in such new products as light posts, steel

>> alloys, and batteries.

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>> This program will help provide environmentally responsible disposal

>> options for fluorescent lights and batteries by conserving valuable

>> resources.

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>> The recycling program will run for a trial period until August, at which

>> time the success of the program will be evaluated."

>> <End of article>

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>> I think the recycling will be carried out by a contractor using the

>> council as a collection point only, as our council can't fix a pothole in

>> the road properly, let alone recycle heavy metals.

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>> It's possible that this service will spread to other council areas as time

>> goes by.

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>   ** Wow !!

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> Who woulda expected Gosford council becoming the one to lead the way.

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> Must be some local recycler trying out new tech in this regard  - to see if

> it is an " earner " for him.

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> Excellent news, but.

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> ...  Phil

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I'll have a look next time I'm at the tip and see if I can find out who 

the recycler is and post it here.